Same thing here in Colorado - smaller bulbs and some are rounds, not cloved.
I planted 60 varieties, and only a few are giving decent sized bulbs, even though some cloves were HUGE when planted.
I know that last year, I harvested very late and had huge bulbs, for certain varieties. Perhaps this year, I harvested too early.
I followed the browned leaf guides.
Also,
I received some bulbs in Dec and planted indoors. Once they had decent leaf growth, I put the containers outdoors. Our winter was very mild. No leaves died back (on any of my varieties). Everyone of these container varieties gave small rounds.
I think I read in Complete Book of Garlic that this would happen, with no cold spell. I had chilled them all in the fridge for weeks prior to planting, hoping that that was enough of a cold spell. Nope.
This book also described how the garlic needs to be stressed with heat and drought to plump and divide at the end of the season - in anticipation of dormancy.
For whatever reason, my garlic leaves are browning without the bulb division and plumping.
Guess there's always next year!
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