the one time i spring planted garlic was the year some one sent me four different varieties as a surprise in a seed swap. i got them in november when we already had eight inches of snow on the ground, and was piling up fast. i stored the bulbs in the fridge, and planted as early as i could the following spring. i got divided bulbs, but they were smaller than normal. the following year, cloves planted in the fall gave me full sized bulbs.
i think that if you have a long enough summer, which you, and i don't, spring planting garlic will give you full sized bulbs. in our case, we will get garlic, just not as big.
let us know how your experiment turns out.
keith
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