I often find the biggest cloves turn out to be a double with a hairline split. Trying to separate them might damage them, but they are peeled by then so I either plant them double or use them for next cooking use. I guess if you plant them unpeeled you would never know. I have been soaking, then peeling, washing, planting.
Regarding storing garlic, how long is considered good? Until the next harvest? Mine usually starts showing a some green tips by...mid-April? But I still use them. I just slice off the top 1/4", still tastes fine. I end up using last season's garlic for canning this season's vegetables. Maybe I'm just growing too many, but spring comes and they know it.
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