I've worked on a garlic farm before and we used a large broadfork to harvest the G. Yes, it was a pain and hotter than the hinges. Nice job here with the quick stab contraption and overall a nice clean operation.
Figure you could probably doing some hard neck in you area, I am really only able to do soft neck here (but love hardneck mo better).
One of the big sellers was doing the garlic ropes. Some young hippie chicks (I was much young too
) would braid some long strands that ppl loved to hang in their kitchen and such. Very ornate.
Easy to grow and loooong shelf life. Best of success. I've eaten so much garlic, the chances of getting bit by a vampire are slim to none.