Have you got a refrigerator?

tj

Yes. Here's what I got in nearly every article I found when I searched for how to store garlic:

• Refrigerating garlic is a bad idea as it causes the bulb to deteriorate. Refrigerating garlic bulbs adds moisture and can cause the bulb to grow moldy.

I have kept garlic in the fridge; it starts to grow.

Thank you for putting some thought into your answer. Now, I'm thinking of how I might use an old mini-fridge I have....maybe turn it down (or up, as it were) so it doesn't trick the garlic into sprouting.

If you use a mini-fridge set to a warm setting, maybe adding something to control the humidity? Moisture absorber/etc. I'm guessing here - as are you, it sounds like. Let us know how it goes.

Try leaving one in the ground till you want to plant the cloves, just as an experiment. I'd mark the location with a stick and the one I left would be in an out of the way place if possible.