2008 California Pack Trials :: by Jennifer Duffield White

Published:2/1/2008

2008 California Pack Trials

(last updated: March 5, 2008)

March 29 – April 5

California Pack Trials are the place to be for the absolute newest in plants, marketing and merchandising. If you want to find the cutting edge of new plant varieties, marketing and merchandising ideas, the California Pack Trials are the place to be. With 23 separate locations and more than 30 companies, you’ll need to do some careful itinerary planning. Appointments are required at some locations and recommended everywhere else.

A few changes to take note of this year:

1. Ball Horticultural Co., has folded its trials into a one-stop, all-inclusive trial with both seed and vegetative genetics at their PanAmerican Seed facility. One less stop, but plan on spending more in Santa Paula.

2. You'll still find Fischer's vegetative genetics at Goldsmith Seeds this year, but they'll be under the Syngenta Flowers umbrella (due to Syngenta acquiring Fischer). You'll find the seed genetics and perennials for the Syngenta group at the S&G Breeding facility.

3. K. Sahin Zaden B.V. has changed location from
Greenheart Farms to American Takii due to Takii Japan acquiring the company.

Note: numbers preceding each listing correlate locations on the Pack Trials Map.

NORTHERN TRIALS

1
March 29 – April 5
Goldsmith Seeds
also includes Syngenta's vegetative trial
2280 Hecker Pass Hwy, Gilro
Contact: Keysha Weintz or online at www.goldsmithseeds.com
Tel: (800) 549-0158 or (408) 847-7333
E-mail: springtrials@goldsmithseeds.com

2
March 29 – April 5
Syngenta Flowers
(perennial and seed genetics)
S&G Breeding Facility
7240 Holsclaw Rd., Gilroy
Contact: Ashley Dekker
Tel: (800) 323-7253 ext. 6408
E-mail: ashley.dekker@syngenta.com

3
March 29 – April 5
Kieft Seeds
(at Gilroy Young Plants)
270 Rucker Avenue, Gilroy
Contact: Jeff McGrew
Tel: (360) 445-2031
E-mail: jmcgrew@sos.net

4
March 29 – April 4
Danziger “Dan” Flower Farm
(at Headstart Nursery)
4860 Monerey Rd., Gilroy
Contact: Chanochi Zaks (Israel) or Reese Kilkka (USA)
Tel: +972 3 9602525 or (440) 357-6280
E-mail: chanochi@danziger.co.il or brplants-n-seeds@msn.com

4
March 29 – April 4
Oro Farms
(at HeadStart Nursery)
4860 Monterey Rd, Gilroy
Contact: Dana Fernandez
Tel: (616) 406-0268
Oro Office: (877) ORO-FARM
E-mail: dana@orofarms.com

5
March 28 – April 4
Golden State Bulb Growers
1260 Highway 1, Moss Landing
Contact: Sandra Cortez or Susan Ameil
Tel: (831)728-0500 ext. 254 or 257
E-mail: info@goldenstatebulb.com

6
March 29 – April 4
Pacific Plug & Liner/Agrexco Group
(includes Biological Industries, Cohen, Hishtil, Jaldety, Schwartz)
750 Casserly Road, Watsonville
Contact: Jennifer Leggett-Swart
Tel: (831) 722-5396, ext. 205
E-mail: Jennifer_Leggett@ppandl.net

7
March 29 – April 4
Henry F. Michell Company
(at Speedling)
2640 San Juan Highway, San Juan Bautista
Contact: Emily Colatriano
Tel: (800) 422-4678
E-mail: packtrials@michells.com

7
March 29 – April 5
Northern Innovators Inc. & Florist de Kwakel BV
(at Speedling Inc.)
2640 San Juan Highway, San Juan Bautista
Contact: Judy Born
Tel: (604) 533-8855
E-mail: judy@northerninnovators.com

7
March 29 – April 4
Global Flowers Ltd.
(at Speedling Inc.)
2640 San Juan Highway, San Juan Bautista
Contact: Jens Tofte
E-mail: jt@global-flowers.com

7
March 29 – April 4
GGG International Inc.
(at Speedling Inc.)
2640 San Juan Highway, San Juan Bautista
Contact: Zsofia Angeli
Tel: +49 172 5725567
E-mail: zs.angeli@ggg-gruenewald.com

7
March 29 – April 4
Schoneveld Twello B.V.
(at Speedling Inc.)
2640 San Juan Highway, San Juan Bautista
Contact: Jeroen Star
Tel: +31 6 51 60 77 67
E-mail: sales@schoneveld.nl

March 29 – April 4
Hem Genetics
(at Speedling Inc.)
2640 San Juan Highway, San Juan Bautista
Contact: Rudy Westenberg
Tel: + 31 2 28 54 13 12
E-mail: r.westenberg@hemgenetics.com

7
March 29 – April 4
Greenex- Queen Kalanchoe
(At Speedling Inc.)
2640 San Juan Highway, San Juan Bautista
Contact: Torben Pedersen
E-mail: Torben@Greenex.com

7
March 29 – April 4
Plant Source International
(At Speedling Inc.)
2640 San Juan Highway, San Juan Bautista
Contact: Alan Zaeske
E-mail: Azaeske@sbcglobal.net

8
March 29 – April 5
American Takii, Inc.
301 Natividad Road, Salinas
Contact: Julia Paul
Tel: (831) 443-4901, ext. 36
E-mail: jpaul@takii.com

8
March 29 – April 5
K. Sahin Zaden B.V.
(at American Takii)
301 Natividad Road, Salinas
Contact: Erik Jansen
E-mail: ejansen@sahin.nl

Tel: +31-172-44777

9
March 30 – April 5
Sakata Seed America, Inc.
103 Boronda Road, Salinas
Contact: Nicole Naragon-Blevins
Tel: (260) 672-3820
E-mail: nnaragon@sakata.com

CENTRAL TRIALS

10
March 30 – April 3
Dummen USA
includes John Henry Co. and Westflowers
(at Greenheart Farms)
902 Zenon Way, Arroyo Grande
Contact: Diane Surette
Tel: (630) 212-1276
E-mail: d.surette@dummenusa.com

11
March 31 – April 4
Bodger Seeds, Ltd. / Bodger Botanicals
1851 W. Olive, Lompoc
Contact: Sylvia Pardo
Tel: (626) 442-6161, ext.132
E-mail: spardo@bodger.com

12
March 31 – April 4
Floranova
222 North A St., Lompoc
Contact: Bill Wilson
Tel: (574) 243-8100
E-mail: bwilson@floranova.us

13
March 29 – April 4
Benary Seed
(at Imagination Canyon)
1200 Via Regina, Santa Barbara
Contact: Jessica DeGraaf
Tel: (616) 706-7970
E-mail: JDeGraaf@benary.com

14
March 31 – April 4
PlantHaven, Inc.
(at Island View Nursery)
3376 Foothill Road, Carpinteria
Contact: Margaret Pryde
Tel: (805) 569-9179
E-mail: margaret.pryde@planthaven.com

15
March 29 – April 4
GroLink
4701 West Gonzales Road, Oxnard
Contact: Paul Gaydos
Tel: (941) 750-8885
E-mail: paul@grolink.com

16
March 29 – April 4
Ball Horticultural Co.
(at PanAmerican Seed)
335 S. Briggs Road, Santa Paula
Contact: Mary Long
Tel: (630) 588-3187
E-mail: mlong@panamseed.com

17
March 29 – April 4
Fides North America
15245 W Telegraph Road, Santa Paula
Contact: Diana Dickenson
Tel: (805) 525 7125
E-mail: d.dickenson@fidesnorthamerica.com

18
March 29 – April 5
Suntory/Jackson & Perkins
6500 Donlon Road, Somis
Contact: Lou Aguirre
Tel: (800) 877-6737
E-mail: laguirre@jacksonandperkins.com

SOUTHERN TRIALS

19
March 29 – April 5
The Plug Connection
2627 Ramona Drive, Vista
Contact: Lisa Finnegan
Tel: (760) 631-0992 ext. 118 or (760) 806-5181
E-mail: lisa@plugconnection.com

20
March 31 – April 4
Booman Floral
501 Osborne St., Vista
Contact: Jake Rudnick
Tel: (760) 630-4170
E-mail: jake@boomanfloral.com

21
March 29 – April 5
Proven Winners
(at EuroAmerican Propagators)
32149 Aqueduct Road, Bonsall
Contact: Kerry Meyer
Tel: (573) 477-9420
E-mail: kerry@provenwinners.com

22
March 29 – April 5
Selecta First Class, Inc.
1150 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas
Contact: Angela Storm
Tel: (800) 955-5644
E-mail: a.storm@firstclassplants.com

23
March 29 - April 5
Ecke, The Flower Fields and Oglevee
(at Ecke Ranch)
441 Saxony Rd., Encinitas
Contact: Snow Maestas
Tel: (760) 944-4031
E-mail: smaestas@eckeranch.com