John
Mine are about the same here,I couldn't resist today and pulled a few that I thought were the yellowist. I should have waited another 2 weeks at least if possible(with no heavy rains due).Now I did pull a few that had overwintered and a few that had more than the 1 stalk.
I just want you to be aware that those I pulled that had more than the 1 stalk came out wrapperless,even though most had the large almost full size bulb.I'm no expert but you may want to pull that clump of 1 plant(the largest/yellowest thats shown in the smaller bottom pic.I think its the same clump you have in the top/big pic.from just to the left of the middle of the pic.
I would like to note that most of the wrapperless bulbs(and half were still large/sindle heads)I had to dig for because LOL I planted them a bit to deep,the bulb planter I dug them up with only measures to 6 inches and the bulbs were that deep at least or an inch more.The depth may be why they didn't clove and came wrapperless but I did get the same from shallower bulbs(wrapperless but 4-6 large cloves.I guess now as soon as they dry I'll have to use them asap or they may turn to mush or start to rot.
Come fall my bulbs go about 3 inches deep from now on with 4-6 inches of straw or other mulch.
Bill

John,
Starting at the bottom, each leaf will dry. Here, I dig at one less than 50 %. Otherwise the bulbs start opening or separating the cloves. It won't hurt to dig down beside a bulb or two and see how things are going. Don't dig under the bulb, that where the roots are.

This is my second year growing garlic. I planted this years from last years harvest. They are very yellow, have had very little rain..in fact non for almost a month..I dug up a few yesterday...they were very close to the surface, not much digging. The are small..well formed but only about three or four cloves each. I hung them in a closit..without cleaning them..(i don't know if this is OK)..a couple were rotted. Not sure how long to wait for the rest. Will they continue to grow? or just sit there? Maybe I should make a new post..but it felt like this post was close. love to hear more...martha/zucchini

I dug mine last Sunday since only the center leaves retained any green. If you let them get completely yellow, the wrappers disintegrate and you're left with a handful of cloves. They aren't going to increase in size from now on and I wanted them out intact. And I did dig, not pull.
These were planted maybe four inches deep and they came out with wrappers so I don't think depth affects that. Last fall I dug a trench, filled it with compost, mixed it with about half the soil and planted in that and then back-filled with the rest of the soil. Got a fairly large bulb for the first time so I'll do the same again this fall. But I am gardening in something which is a mix of sand and gravel and though I keep adding humus, it seems to vanish. But this fall the row is going to be longer.

I dug mine last Sunday since only the center leaves retained any green.
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Oldroser
I think your a bit north of me,how did you ever get to dig your garlic this early.Mine have some yellowing of about 1/3 of the leaves and I'm still waiting.
Whats your oppinion of the pics at the top of this thread?
About how long would your guess be as to when those in the pics should be dug up?
Bill

I have very sandy, light soil which warms up quick in spring and it gets the garden off to a fast start. Actually, it was bank-run gravel used for fill since my house was built on a fairly steep slope. Had to truck in 40 truck-loads of fill to get a fairly level driveway and a somewhat level back yard (it slopes to the south which also gets it started early - each degree of slope is equivalent to a degree move to the south). On the negative side, it doesn't hold water well and is low in nutrients, even after years of adding orgaic matter.
As to the pictures - maybe two weeks - a lot depends on weather too - in hot weather they'll mature faster.

Hey fellas, this is what my garlic currently looks like:

Still got a few weeks to go, huh?

I dug down to peek at one and it's a little bigger than a golfball right now. Do they swell up rather quickly or should I not set my hopes up too high?

Trant's and Uncle John's garlic look like mine did a month ago. Some of mine are virtually done now with nearly 50% dead leaves. This is due to a prolonged drought and above normal temperatures. Irrigation kept them going but it never was enough for optimum growth. Those in the dry front garden bed will be coming up in a few days, as soon as I can organize a system of preserving the bulbils. That was a case of creating a bed with a bit too much drainage but I'd never change it.

Martin