Garlic 'Inchelium Red'

Allium sativum

How to grow Garlic 'Inchelium Red'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Harvest when three to four green leaves remain. Each green leaf represents one layer of protective covering on the bulb.1 Harvest by digging, not pulling up. Keep dug bulbs out of the sun. Leave roots and tops intact. Wash off the bulbs and leave to dry for at least a week in a cool, shady location. Store in mesh bags or braid and hang.

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Inchelium Red is thought of as very hardy, so this plant will survive though longer winters with little or no damage. Inchelium Red requires a loamy soil with a ph of 6.0 - 7.0 - it grows best in weakly acidic soil to neutral soil.

Growing Inchelium Red from seed

Look to ensure a distance 3.9 inches (10.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - bury at a depth of at least 0.98 inches (2.5 cm) deep.

Transplanting Inchelium Red

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Inchelium Red is a very hardy plant.

Harvesting Inchelium Red

Expect harvests to start to occur in mid summer.

Garlic Inchelium Red Etymology

Inchelium is the name of the town where this garlic was discovered.

Inchelium Red folklore & trivia

Discovered on the Colville Indian Reservation in northern Washington.

Footnotes

1 “More information” on growing garlic: http://www.territorialseed.com/product/1313/s