Garlic 2021-22

I leave my elephant garlic to flower, then dig it up. As I said, I leave the little bulblets in the ground, keep the big ones to use or plant, and plant them when the mood takes me - usually late autumn. The large ones store well, don't see why the small ones wouldn't too.

Thanks, I have 10 so will store and plant in big pots the first year, apparently they do not divide until the 2nd year?

I haven't had much joy with these small bulbils? Last year when I dug up my elephant garlic I saved the bulbils and planted them on the surface in a large pot. They are still on the surface now and haven't put out any roots. I even took a few and took off the hard outer coating to se if that would help.............but it didn't!
This years crop of elephant garlic now has large 'scapes' over a metre high and I may lift one to see whats happening at the base?
Just read from BBC Gardeners World where it is recommended to remove scapes, but no mention of bulbils?

https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/gr...nt-garlic/