how much is enough garlic?

I've heard an infestation of vampires is sweeping the world...

At this stage the garden and herbs are in 'holding pattern', barely coping with our winter cropping. Which as I am fairly busy (gee what else is new) editing etc. is just as well. I did however plant the new purple garlic, and the kindly birds grubbed it all up(as la Duchesse is dealing the mice and rats in the veg and garden I think it was the birds - none of the cats have ever been much interested in birds. Works for me, as far as I can work out the mice and rats around the house are introduced.) Which rather brings me to my next question. I really have to start thinking a little longer term, preparing and planting for summer. This is the first time I've lived where garlic co-operates. So how many plants am I looking at? Yes, we eat at least one fat clove a day, averaging it out, as an expensive necessity for cooking. Some things we use rather a lot more, and I suspect the amount would just increase until there were none that could stand us, unless we were down-wind. But as I have no idea on the success of the plants, and the level of predation... guessing is hard. After the great corgette (AKA Zucchini) glut I do realise overkill is possible :-) Barely with garlic though... it's just how much of the garden to devote to it. We're going to have to expand it, I think. I was wondering about converting old truck tyres into raised beds.

I did roo meat-balls (which I minced myself), broccoli side shoots and pasta with a reduced tomato and garlic sauce for supper. It was very good - although the fat content really probably needs adding to - flavour excellent though (better than Eland and similar to but more beef-like than Impala) I've got one of those old hand mincers and really it took about 4 minutes - and I knew EXACTLY what got minced.