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Voice Your Thoughts on California Spring Trials Moving to Summer

Brian D. Sparks Posted by Brian Sparks|August 11, 2020

Last month, Greenhouse Grower reported on the official move of California Spring Trials (CAST) from their traditional time frame of late March/early April to the end of June in 2021. The new dates (June 23-27) are designed to allow potential attendees to make the trip to the West Coast at a slower time of the year, while still giving breeders a chance to present high-quality plants.

The change is historic for a number of reasons, and we’d love to know what you think. Head over to Greenhouse Grower Community, and make your opinion known.

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  • Will the June dates make it more likely that you can or will attend?
  • How might the new dates affect how you plan for the coming season?
  • What are your overall thoughts on the California Trials experience?

Voice your opinion and join the discussion!

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Brian Sparks is senior editor of Greenhouse Grower and editor of Greenhouse Grower Technology. See all author stories here.

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Avatar for Lloyd Traven Lloyd Traven says:
August 12, 2020 at 9:40 am

I kind of like the change–many more will have an opportunity to attend. HOWEVER, it will be far more difficult for the exhibitors to show cool crops, and many perennials. Also, we will now be going more than 2 full years since a big rollout of new items. Frankly, the PR and buzz for new items this year was totally dull. The choices proposed for awards were a giant yawn—unless that was all there really was. The TIMING is difficult for new catalogs and programs with brokers, since it is so close to Cultivate now, and lists need to be nailed down much earlier. Last—it is also so close to the European Trial dates, and I will be totally tempted to go there and actually visit the breeders and see far more items in the pipeline, instead of just the new intros

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Avatar for Laurence Pallez Laurence Pallez says:
August 12, 2020 at 10:36 am

I am wondering how moving the California Trials to late June will impact Cultivate. I just don’t see Growers being able to get away from their greenhouses twice, so close together.

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Avatar for Billy Welter Billy Welter says:
August 12, 2020 at 5:03 pm

I have never been to Cultivate or Cast however, I am a grower and a garden center. My opinion whether it counts or not….is that most growers are in the middle of their season or have already accounted for their plant material by late March/early April.
Therefore, the new date would accommodate the slowing of business enough to actually have the time to see new or improved plant material as well as the time to grow it for the coming season. Some cool crops may suffer from this later date however most plant material should be in their prime. Might even be better for later crops!

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