Registration deadline for California spring trials tour is Jan. 29

Jan. 29 is the deadline for registering the upcoming California Spring Trials tour, April 9-13.

The tour itinerary:
April 9: Fly into San Jose, Calif., stay at designated hotel.
April 10: Tour departs for Pacific, Plug & Liner and Agrexco in Watsonville; Syngenta Flowers/Goldsmith Seeds in Gilroy; Speedling (including Thompson & Morgan, Greenex USA, Hem Genetics, MasterTag, Plant Source International and Schoneveld Twello) in San Juan Batista, American Takii in Salinas, with an optional at Matsui Nursery.
April 11: Dummen USA in San Luis Obispo; Greenheart Farms in Arroyo Grande; and Imagination Canyon Greenhouse (Jiffy Products, Northern Innovators, Skagit Gardens and Florist de Kwakel) in Santa Barbara.
April 12: PlantHaven (including HIP Labels and Westflowers) in Santa Barbara; Ball Horticultural Co. (including PanAmerican Seed, Kieft Seeds and Selecta First Class) in Santa Paula; GroLink in Oxnard (including Green Fuse Botanicals). The final stop will be Suntory in Somis.
April 13: Depart either Los Angeles airport (LAX) or Burbank Airport.

The tour package includes the cost of first class hotel accommodations, bus transportation, lunches and experienced guides. Dinners and transportation into San Jose and out of Los Angeles or Burbank are not included.
The tour was organized by horticultural professors Mark Bridgen and Neil Mattson of Cornell University, Brian Krug of the University of New Hampshire and Roberto Lopez of Purdue University. For more: Mark Bridgen, (631) 727-3595.