About Us

 

Mountain Time Farm is located in Missoula, Montana at 46.9 degrees north latitude, at an elevation of 3150 feet.

We are in temperature zone 4b/5a, with a lowest recorded temperature of negative 33F (1957), and a highest recorded temperature of 107F (2007).

Our average annual precipitation is 13.7" (~350mm). We irrigate our crops during the hot part of the summer with river water from the Clark Fork river. 

We have approximately 90 to 110 frost free days per year, but year-to-year is highly variable. In 2020 our last frost was June 9th and our first frost was September 9th (92 days). In 2023 our last frost was may 1st and our first frost was Sept 28th (~150 days). In 2024 our last frost was June 20th and our first frost was August 29th, which is only 70 days.

Our soil has a pH of 7.0 in the topsoil and a pH of 8.0 in the subsoil. We have about 12 inches of silty topsoil over the top of alluvial gravels. Here is the USDA description of our soils.

We don't use any chemical pesticides, fungicides, or herbicides. 

Montana nursery license number 49409.