[mumofstig]

A few of mine had bent over and yes, they had white rot 

Dug them all up and very few of them are ok to dry   
I'll have to get some packs of butter, to make garlic butter for the freezer with any cloves that are salvageable.

[NewSteve]

Is that what garlic should look like by now? 

Mine started off great, but lots have died and the ones that are left look like small, thin spring onions.  I just assumed they were bulking up under the soil.  Should they have leek like stems above ground?  I have not grown them before.

Mine last year were a bit pathetic; better than spring onion size but certainly not big, thick and leeky. They turned out alright though, if a little on the small size.

This years are doing much better. I couldn't really say why except possibly that the soil has been better prepared.