Inchelium Red
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- Artichoke (softneck) garlic, large bulb, with up to 5-12 large cloves, easy to peel, relatively mild, excellent flavor, raw and cooked, purplish tint on cloves skins. Bulbs are about 2.5" in dia. and weigh several ounces. Stores 6-7 months.
Seed source:
- CV GardenWorks (Burnaby, BC)
Year grown: 2007, and every year since then
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
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- 6-8 bulbs per bulb, softneck. Gold/red colored large cloves at planting.
History
- Discovered on the Colville Indian Reservation in an Inchelium, WA garden by Larry Geno.
- Top rated softneck, which won a garlic tasting contest sponsored by Rodale Kitchens in 1990.