Hey JD
I got my Garlic in about the same time as you, might have even been a few weeks later, anyway, jsut before the snow fell (22nd January?) I'd noticed that about 50% or more of my garlic shoots were through
last year i got the stuff in around late october and it was off to a cracking start before winter set in.
I'm hoping i didn't leave it too late.
Anyway, about 170 cloves were planted, we are just about to run out of the 60 we planted last year, so i've more than doubled up and I hope that i'll be able to have enough left over to start next years planting from whatever is left over
This time last year I started my chillis in the house in a home made heated propogator - I guess I better think about getting them started off again
yesterday was the 1st time I'd had to buy chillies sine June - it was a VERY sad day