[Chainsaw13]

I think you can use stuff from the local store. I'm sure you've kept around a head long enough to have it start sprouting. So it should work. I'm using some stuff my sister gave me, not sure of the varietal. It's not the typical stuff you find at the supermarket.

Google growing your own garlic. I know in my area (MI), we should plant in the fall to have it ready come end of June, early July. I think if I waited till the spring, it wouldn't mature fast enough and die off in the summer heat.

Now that I think about it, I did use some of my larger heads from last year for this years crop. I have a range of small, medium and a few large heads. So I guess it's all a crap shoot on how the plant grows.