French garlic cledor - spring planting garlic experiment

Despite the label stating very clearly this type of garlic, cledor, is to be planted in spring, I can't help but feeling it's wrong: I've always been convinced garlic needed a period of frosts to grow properly, and that's why you plant it in the autumn. But perhaps it's not the frosts, but the extra months of growing, and perhaps this variety is fast-growing and can catch up? We will see.

Last autumn, when I'd normally plant my garlic, I had no allotment, no future garden and, frankly, other worries. So I was very pleased to discover this variety and I'm keen to give it a try. I may not need to go without garlic this year after all!