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Variety Info
Days to Maturity: 250-270 days (when planted in fall)
Family: Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Alleoideae (formerly Alliaceae) Allium or Onion family, includes onions, garlic, chives, shallots, and leeks.
Type: Artichoke garlic
Native: Central Asia
Hardiness: Usually grown as an annual to harvest the bulbs, but can be grown as a perennial
Exposure: Full sun to part shade.
Variety Info: The white-wrapped bulbs have a pinkish cast and occasionally pink streaks on the outer wrapper. Inside, each clove has a pinkish skin that peels away to reveal the lovely white clove inside with a robust and lingering flavor, but mild, not hot. Bulbs contain 8–20 cloves. Stores 10 months.
Sowing Info
When to Sow Outside: Garlic is planted in fall for harvest 7 to 9 months later (midsummer). In areas with cold winters, sow individual cloves from mid-September to mid-November. Garlic is frost-hardy but ideally should be planted 4 to 6 weeks before the first hard freeze to give the bulbs time to establish roots. In areas with mild winters, garlic can be planted until January.
When to Start Inside: Not recommended if you want to grow bulbs. If you don't get your garlic in the ground, the cloves can be planted indoors any time of year for the green tops that make tasty garlic-flavored raw greens or stir-fry ingredients.
Seed Depth: Plant garlic 2"–3" deep with the pointed side up.
Seed Spacing: One clove every 6"–8"
Row Spacing: 12"–18"
Thinning: Thinning is not necessary if spaced properly during planting.
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Growing Info
Harvesting: Garlic bulbs are ready to harvest when the tops are approximately 40% yellow or brown or when the tops start to fall over. This is typically in June and July. Do not leave bulbs in the ground too long, or the skins will decay, reducing storage life. To harvest, lift the bulbs gently with a digging fork (flat tines) or a shovel, digging widely to avoid cutting into them. Gently brush off any loose soil and remove any damaged cloves, but leave the roots and shoots attached. Lay or hang the whole plant in a warm, airy location out of direct sun and protected from rain before curing. For more information, see Garlic: Harvesting, Curing, and Storage.
Special Care: After planting, apply 2"–4" of mulch (e.g., straw, untreated grass clippings, shredded leaves) to maintain moisture, insulate the cloves through the winter, and help prevent frost from pushing cloves to the surface. Loosen mulch in spring to allow shoots to push through thick or compacted mulch. In very cold climates, remove mulch after the last hard freeze to allow soil to warm more quickly. Reapply mulch after shoots emerge to maintain consistent moisture and reduce weeds. Remove weeds regularly to reduce competition for water and nutrients.
- Steve A.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars12/15/25Garlic
We wanted soft neck as well as hard neck as part of our lesson for adults and the students at St. Sabina Academy.
BIBotanical Interests12/16/25Hey Steve,
Thank you so much for the 5-star review! How wonderful that you're incorporating both softneck and hardneck garlic into your educational program at St. Sabina Academy. We love supporting hands-on learning experiences, and your students are going to have such a great time growing their own garlic while learning about the different varieties. Wishing you and your students an amazing growing season! Keep on growing 🌻
- Teresa W.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars12/12/25Garlic
They're growing very nicely in growing bags!!! We use a lot of fresh garlic so we have 2 large growing bags of garlic.
BIBotanical Interests12/12/25Hey Teresa,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with our Inchelium Red Softneck Garlic! We absolutely love hearing that they're growing very nicely in your growing bags - what a perfect setup! Thank you for sharing your growing success with us. Keep on growing 🌻️
- Nancy C.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars12/6/25Garlic
Growing great
- Magdalena N. B.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars12/6/25Inchelium Red Softneck Garlic
Unfortunately, I can't give a full review since I just recently planted the garlic cloves in early November. What I can say is that the germination rate was excellent, 100% on all I planted. I am very happy with my purchase and look forward to a delicious harvest in the summer.
BIBotanical Interests12/7/25Hey Magdalena,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with our Inchelium Red Softneck Garlic! We're absolutely thrilled to hear you got 100% germination - that's fantastic and such a great sign that your garlic is off to a strong start! It sounds like you timed your planting perfectly in early November. We're so excited for your summer harvest too - Inchelium Red is known for its wonderful mild flavor and excellent storage qualities, so you're really in for a treat! Thanks for sharing your early growing success with us and we'd love to hear how that harvest turns out. Keep on growing 🌻️
- Lorenzo S.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars12/6/25Nice seed garlic!
Ordered on bulb to try my hand at garlic...got about 8 good sized ones, couple small but planted them all and they are growing great. Guess we'll see the results come harvest.
BIBotanical Interests12/7/25Hey Lorenzo,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with our Inchelium Red Softneck Garlic! We're thrilled to hear you got such a nice variety of bulb sizes - that's exactly what you want when you're starting your garlic growing adventure! It sounds like you made the smart choice planting them all since even the smaller cloves can surprise you with great results. We love that they're all growing great so far - that's such a promising sign! Garlic can be so rewarding to grow and this variety is known for producing beautiful, flavorful bulbs. We're excited for your harvest too and would love to hear how everything turns out! Thanks for giving garlic growing a try with us. Keep on growing 🌻️