starts? are those plants? i never heard of planting anything but cloves. onions are sold as plants, i never heard of garlic but that doesn't mean it's not possible just that i never heard of it.
if i buy garlic i'd go to
wegrowgarlic.com or i'd buy from lee taylor i don't think he has a website but his email is
lee_1_1_1@hotmail.com . i have bought from both when looking for specific varieties and recommend both.
you can go to a garlic festival or farmer's market to buy garlic.
i got some varieties from lee last august via the mail and they were beautiful bulbs, nice size with nice size cloves, very reasonable prices. they have come up fine along with all the other garlic i planted from my own stock.
this fall i am going to
http://www.hudsonvalleygarlic.com/ in saugerties ny which is way too far for you but very well known around here. i want to stock up on rocambole varieties and change what i am growing.
a lot of garlic sources charge an arm and a leg, i mean $22 a pound is hiway robbery but the 2 i noted are reasonable and trust worthy.
tom