River Junction Ranch
Montana Zemo
Montana Zemo
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A special and rare northern climate garlic with very large cloves that can be cooked and eaten like fingerling potatoes - but with a kick! Although high heat when eaten raw, this garlic mellows to a buttery, nutty flavor when cooked.
Type: Hardneck
Avg. Cloves per Bulb: 4 to large cloves
Heat and Taste: Raw, this garlic is high in heat but mellows quickly with little aftertaste. When cooked, the taste is buttery and nutty.
Shipping
Shipping
We ship only within the lower 48 states.
Please note that due to allium quarantine regulations
(designed to protect the onion industry) we are not allowed to ship seed stock
garlic (the large size) to the following counties in Idaho and Oregon:
Idaho:
Ada, Bingham, Blaine, Boise, Bonneville, Canyon, Cassia, Elmore, Gem, Gooding,
Jefferson, Jerome, Lincoln, Madison, Minidoka, Owyhee, Payette, Power, Twin
Falls, and Washington
Oregon:
Malheur
Bulb Sizes
Bulb Sizes
We sell our garlic in two sizes: large and medium/small. Typically, larger bulbs are used as seed stock and the medium/small bulbs (“culinary garlic”) are for eating. However, they all taste equally great and cooking with the larger cloves is a treat so feel free to try them!
About Our Garlic
About Our Garlic
Our garlic is hand planted in October, just before the snow begins to fall. We use raised beds with soil from the ranch
fortified with our own compost and organic fertilizer (See https://keeneorganics.com/product/garlicfertilizer/). The garlic, bedded with straw, spends the winter under heavy snow and emerges first thing after snow melt (typically
April). For the hardneck varieties,
scapes are harvested in June (see https://www.chatelaine.com/food/garlic-scapes-faq/). If you’ve not tried garlic scapes you must – they are a real treat. Check back with us in May to order – they go quickly.
The garlic bulbs are harvested in late July or early August, depending on the year. They are hung to dry for several weeks, cleaned and trimmed by hand, and then are ready for shipping for you to enjoy!
Interested in Visiting?
Whether you're inspired to learn more about our products and ranch or you're just looking for a remote get-away, our two riverfront cabins are available for rent.
Contact us at info@riverjunctionranch.com
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Naturally Grown
As a small business we do not (yet) have an organic certification. However, we can attest that our garlic is naturally grown, with only organic fertilizer and no pesticides or other artificial products.