The California Pack Trials is an intense experience filled with variety trials, product displays and marketing concepts — all packed into roughly a week and spread out over hundreds of miles. Attendees will have the opportunity to see the latest variety introductions from the participating companies.
This year, the Trials take place April 14-20 throughout California, with each breeder/marketer company creating its own schedule. To help you plan your own Pack Trials experience, we have put together a list of trial locations complete with contact information for each company. It’s best to make appointments if you plan to visit a site, so call ahead using the information provided below.
Each year, the Lawn & Garden Retailer staff piles into a few vehicles and traverses California, moving from city to city, hotel to hotel and trial to trial. The staff will be hitting the road again this April, and we hope to see you there! For those who cannot attend, there will be Trial coverage in a future issue of Lawn & Garden Retailer.
Agrexco
Featuring Biological Industries, Cohen Propagation Nurseries, Hishtil Nurseries, Jaldety Nursery and Schwartz Nursery at Pacific Plug & Liner
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Jennifer Leggett-Swart
T: (831) 722-5396
F: (831) 722-1306
E-mail: jennifer_leggett@ppandl.net
Trial Location: 750 Casserly Rd., Watsonville
American Takii
Trial Dates: April 15-22
Contact: Julia Paul
T: (831) 443-4901
F: (831) 443-3976
E-mail: jpaul@takii.com
Trial Location: 301 Natividad Rd., Salinas
Benary
Trial Dates: April 14-21
Contact: Jessica DeGraaf
T: (616) 464-0605
E-mail: infousa@benary.com
Trial Location: 1200 Via Regina, Santa Barbara
Bodger Seeds/Bodger Botanicals
Trial Dates: April 16-20
Contact: Sylvia Pardo
T: (626) 442-6161
F: (626) 442-5063
E-mail: spardo@bodger.com
Trial Location: 1851 W. Olive Ave., Lompoc
Danziger “Dan” Flower Farm
Exhibiting with Oro Farms
Trial Dates: April 15-22
Contact: Reese Kiikka
T: (440) 357-6280
F: (440) 357-6287
E-mail: brplants-n-seeds@msn.com
Trial Location: 4860 Monterey Rd., Gilroy
Dümmen USA, Inc.
Exhibiting with Greenheart Farms and Sahin, Zaden B.V.
Trial Dates: April 16-21
Contact: Karen Franck
T: (805) 481-2234
F: (805) 481-7374
E-mail: karenk@greenheartfarms.com
Trial Locations: 902 Zenon Way, Arroyo Grande
Ecke Ranch
Featuring The Flower Fields
Ecke Geraniums/Oglevee Products
Trial Dates: April 14-21
Contact: Snow Maestas
T: (760) 944-4031
F: (760) 944-4000
E-mail: smaestas@eckeranch.com
Trial Location: 441 Saxony Rd., Encinitas
Farmen
Exhibiting at Speedling, Inc. with GGG-International Inc., Global Flowers A/S, Hem Genetics, HF Michell’s, Murakami Seed, Northern Innovators and Schoneveld Twello B.V.
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Marc Englert
T: (805) 990-8839
F: (775) 878-6926
E-mail: marc@florep.com
Trial Location: Speedling, 2640 San Juan Hwy., San Juan Bautista
Fides North America
Trial Dates: April 15-20
Contact: Diana Dickenson
T: (805) 525-7125
F: 011 506 443-8914
E-mail: d.dickenson@fidesnorthamerica.com
Trial Location: 15245 Telegraph Rd., Santa Paula
Fischer USA
Exhibiting with Goldsmith Seeds
Trial Dates: April 14-21
Contact: Keysha Weintz
T: (800) 549-0158
F: (408) 847-2833
E-mail: springtrials@goldsmithseeds.com
Trial Location: 2280 Hecker Pass Hwy., Gilroy
Floranova
Trial Dates: April 16-21
Contact: Bill Wilson
T: (574) 674-4200
F: (574) 674-5300
E-mail: bwilson@floranova.us or pconstant@floranova.co.uk
Trial Location: 222 N. A St., Lompoc
GGG-International Inc.
Exhibiting at Speedling, Inc. with Farmen, Global Flowers A/S, Hem Genetics, HF Michell’s, Murakami Seed, Northern Innovators and Schoneveld Twello B.V.
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Carsten Pedersen
T: +45 6441 2575
F: +45 6441 2075
E-mail: c.pedersen@ggg-gruenewald.com
Trial Location: 2640 San Juan Hwy., San Juan Bautista
Global Flowers A/S
Exhibiting at Speedling, Inc. with Farmen, GGG-International Inc., Hem Genetics, HF Michell’s, Murakami Seed, Northern Innovators and Schoneveld Twello B.V.
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Jens Tofte
T: 45-65963282
F: 45-65963283
E-mail: jt@global-flowers.com
Trial location: 2640 San Juan Hwy., San Juan Bautista
Golden State Bulb Growers
Callafornia Calla Pot Demonstration Trials
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Sandra Cortez, Virginia Feeney
T: (831) 728-0500
F: (831) 761-1282
E-mail: info@goldenstatebulb.com
Trial Location: 1260 Hwy. 1, Moss Landing (Watsonville)
Goldsmith Seeds
Exhibiting with Fischer USA
Trial Dates: April 14-21
Contact: Keysha Weintz
T: (800) 549-0158
F: (408) 847-2833
E-mail: springtrials@goldsmithseeds.com
Trial Location: 2280 Hecker Pass Hwy., Gilroy
Greenheart Farms, Inc.
Greenheart Farms is hosting Dümmen USA and Sahin, Zaden B.V.
Trial Dates: April 16-21
Contact: Karen Franck
T: (805) 481-2234
F: (805) 481-7374
E-mail: karenk@greenheartfarms.com
Trial Location: 902 Zenon Way, Arroyo Grande
GroLink
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Paul Gaydos
T: (941) 750-8885
F: (941) 750-8886
E-mail: paul@grolink.com
Trial Location: 4107 W. Gonzales, Oxnard
Hem Genetics
Exhibiting at Speedling, Inc. with Farmen, GGG-International Inc., Global Flowers A/S, HF Michell’s, Murakami Seed, Northern Innovators and Schoneveld Twello B.V.
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Rudy Westenberg
T: 31 228 541312
F: 31 228 543151
E-mail: r.westenberg@hemgenetics.com
Trial Location: 2640 San Juan Hwy., San Juan Bautista
HF Michell’s
Exhibiting at Speedling, Inc. with Farmen, GGG-International Inc., Global Flowers, Hem Genetics, Murakami Seed, Northern Innovators and Schoneveld Twello B.V.
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Emily Colatriano
T: (800) 422-4678
F: (610) 265-4208
E-mail: packtrials@michells.com
Trial Location: 2640 San Juan Hwy., San Juan Bautista
Jackson & Perkins/Suntory
Trial Dates: April 14-21
Contact: Lou Aguirre
T: (800) 877-6737
F: (541) 864-2819
E-mail: laguirre@jacksonandperkins.com
Trial Location: 6500 Donlon Rd., Somis
Kieft Seeds Holland
Trial Dates: April 15-21
Contact: Jeff McGrew
T: (360) 445-2031
F: (360) 445-2031
E-mail: jmcgrew@sos.net
Trial Location: 270 Rucker Ave., Gilroy
Murakami Seed
Exhibiting at Speedling, Inc. with Farmen, GGG-International Inc., Global Flowers A/S, Hem Genetics, HF Michell’s, Northern Innovators and Schoneveld Twello B.V.
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Marc Englert
T: (805) 990-8839
F: (775) 878-6926
E-mail: marc@florep.com
Trial Location: 2640 San Juan Hwy., San Juan Bautista
Northern Innovators Inc.
Exhibiting at Speedling, Inc. with Farmen, GGG-International Inc., Global Flowers A/S, Hem Genetics, HF Michell’s, Murakami Seed and Schoneveld Twello B.V.
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Judy Born
T: (604) 533-8855
F: (604) 533-8882
E-mail: judy@northerninnovators.com
Trial Location: 2640 San Juan Hwy., San Juan Bautista
Oro Farms
Exhibiting with Danziger “Dan” Flower Farm
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Dana Fernandez
T: (616) 406-0468
F: (315) 546-2198
E-mail: dana@orofarms.com
Trial Location: 4860 Monterey Rd., Gilroy
Pacific Plug & Liner
Featuring the Agrexco Companies: Biological Industries, Cohen Propagation Nurseries, Hishtil Nurseries, Jaldety Nursery and Schwartz Nursery
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Jennifer Leggett-Swart
T: (831) 722-5396
F: (831) 722-1306
E-mail: jennifer_leggett@ppandl.net
Trial Location: 750 Casserly Rd., Watsonville
PanAmerican Seed
Trial Dates: April 14-21
Contact: Mary Long
T: (630) 588-3187
F: (630) 231-3609
E-mail: mlong@panamseed.com
Trial Location: 335 S. Briggs Rd., Santa Paula
PlantHaven
Trial Dates: April 16-21
Contact: Margaret Pryde
T: (805) 569-9179
F: (805) 569-6549
E-mail: margaret.pryde@planthaven.com
Trial Location: 3376 Foothill Rd., Carpinteria
Plug Connection
Trial Dates: April 14-21
Contact: Lisa Finnegan
T: (760) 631-0992 x118
F: (760) 940-1555
E-mail: lisa@plugconnection.com
Trial Location: 2627 Ramona Dr., Vista
Proven Winners
Trial Dates: April 14-21
Contact: Kerry Meyer
T: (573) 477-9420
F: (573) 477-9419
E-mail: kerry@provenwinners.com
Trial Location: 32149 Aquaduct Rd., Bonsall
S&G Flowers
Trial Dates: April 15-21
Contact: Ashley Dekker
T: (800) 323-7253
F: (800) 793-9681
E-mail: ashley.dekker@syngenta.com
Trial Location: 7240 Holsclaw Rd., Gilroy
Sahin, Zaden B.V.
Exhibiting with Dümmen USA and Greenheart Farms
Trial Dates: April 16-21
Contact: Karen Franck
T: (805) 481-2234
F: (805) 481-7374
E-mail: karenk@greenheartfarms.com
Trial Location: 902 Zenon Way, Arroyo Grande
Sakata Seed America
Trial Dates: April 16-17 and 20-22
Contact: Nicole Naragon-Blevins
T: (260) 672-3820
F: (260) 672-9065
E-mail: nnaragon@sakata.com
Trial Location: 103 Boronda Rd., Salinas
Schoneveld Twello b.v.
Exhibiting at Speedling, Inc. with Farmen, GGG-International Inc., Global Flowers A/S, Hem Genetics, HF Michell’s, Murakami Seeds and Northern Innovators.
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Jeroen Star
T: +31 571 287 854
F: +31 571 276 079
E-mail: sales@schoneveld.nl
Trial location: 2640 San Juan Hwy., San Juan Bautista
Selecta First Class
Trial Dates: April 14-21
Contact: Angela Storm
T: (410) 798-7731
F: (760) 634-4342
E-mail: a.storm@firstclassplants.com
Trial Location: 1150 Quail Gardens Dr., Encinitas
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