you should harvest softnecks when they fall over and hardnecks when the lower half of the plant's leaves are brown. if the thieves know when to harvest garlic you have a problem but since you harvest it when the plant still appears to be growing maybe they won't know when it is ready? harvesting too early will result in small bulbs but that may be better than nothing. sorry it's hard to say what to do. if you start digging that may signal the thieves so if you start i'd dig all of them.
tom
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