Inchelium Red Softneck Garlic - Sustainably Grown

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Allium sativum
Reddish-purple streaked skin.

Did someone say braiding garlic?

This reliable softneck variety usually forms two rings of cloves, 2–3 inner cloves and 6–7 outer cloves, but can make a very large bulb with 4–5 rings. Inner cloves are not as tiny as in supermarket garlics. White bulb wrappers with reddish-purple markings. Very good flavor, but not intense; excellent raw. Strong yields, good bolt resistance, long shelf life.

Softneck variety. 50–60 cloves per pound. Hardy in zones 4–9.

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Inchelium Red
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Additional Information

Softneck Garlic

Sometimes referred to as artichoke garlic, softnecks produce a bulb with two or more rings of cloves and a braidable top with no rigid scape. Long shelf life in cold storage. Not quite as cold hardy as hardnecks. Zone 4–9 50–60 cloves per pound.

Hardneck vs. Softneck

Hardneck garlic has a hard stalk in the center of the bulb, and (the vast majority of the time) only one ring of cloves. Plant grows an edible scape, a tall leafless stalk with a flower-like top. Tops are too rigid to braid but can be tied in attractive bundles and hung.

For best bulb size, cut off the scape before it uncurls. One of our favorite midsummer tasks is clipping the scapes and enjoying them grilled, stir-fried, pickled, or in pesto! If you leave the tops on, the below-ground bulb will likely be smaller, but you’ll get a membrane full of little bulbils, which you can plant if so inspired.

Hardnecks are closer to wild garlic, garlic and varieties present a range of characteristics and complex flavor profiles. Very cold hardy.

Softneck garlic (which we’ve offered in the past) produces multiple rings of cloves and a soft braidable top. Softneck types have mostly lost the ability to produce a stalk with flowering parts—but sometimes they bolt and produce extra “cloves” in the stem. Growers like softneck varieties for their extra-long shelf life in cold storage.

Seed Garlic

The bulb size, the skin color, the flavor, and the size and number of cloves are partly determined by genetics, and partly by soil and weather. We base our variety descriptions on reports from farmers, our garlic suppliers and our own experiences; your harvests may differ slightly.

Our size standard for a seed garlic bulb is 2" diameter, but we reserve the right to ship smaller garlic in difficult crop years. Fedco requires every lot of garlic to test negative for both garlic bloat nematode and white rot.

All our garlic is hardy Zones 3-8. See the USDA Hardiness Zone map for more information.

Shipping

Items from our perennial plants warehouse will ship around September 30 through October. Bulbs can be planted successfully up until your ground freezes.

Note to Alaska and far north customers: We cannot guarantee an early shipment, so please plan accordingly and order early.

We cannot accommodate specific ship date requests or guarantee your order will arrive by a certain day.