A person who is exercising undue influence will often: Urge a change in the will's language to strongly favor himself over others. Urge that the will be changed in secret and/or as quickly as possible. Exclude other relatives or friends from participating in meetings with the estate planning attorney.
Mature ginger rhizomes (as sold in the grocery store) will generally be ready to be harvested in about 10-12 months, or after the leaves die back in the fall/winter. When harvesting, you can choose to harvest the entire plant or you can just cut off what you need and allow the plant to continue growing.
Your garlic should be ready around September, the bulbs will be small but you will get some harvest. Garlic is ready when 2/3 of the leaves have turned yellow. Garlic does most of it's root/bulb growth after the equinox and before the solstice which is why spring planted garlic doesn't size up well.