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April 2024 Seed multiplication
Condor Seed Production, Inc. Condor Seed is a wholesale vegetable and herb seed production company established in 1985. We produce proprietary varieties (both hybrid and open pollinated) for many companies throughout the world. We also produce and maintain inventory on many public varieties. Contract production can be done on an experimental basis too.
Planting and harvest times for contract production grown in the Southwest Desert area of Arizona and California are as follows:
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Commodity
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Planting
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Harvesting
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Artichoke
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August
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July
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Basil
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March
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December
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Broccoli
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August/September
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April/May
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Cauliflower
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August/September
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May/June
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Chinese Cabbage, Pak Choy
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November/December
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April/May
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Chinese Celery
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November
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June/July
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Coriander
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November/December
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June
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Edible Chrysanthemum
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November
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June
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Mustard
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October
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May
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Okra
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March/April
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November/December
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Onion-Short Day
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August/September
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June/July
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Radish-Asian Types
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November/December
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May
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On a smaller scale we produce many other herbs, flowers, and specialty items too numerous to list. Please check with us for your specialty seed production needs.
Additional information concerning our contract production:
- Hybrid broccoli seed is our specialty. Our staff has over 25 years of experience in working with the crop.
- Hybrid and selected open pollinated short day onion varieties are produce from seed to bulb to seed.
- Our customers receive regular crop reports and pictures of their fields throughout the growing season.
- All fields are rogued a minimum of two times and more often if needed or at the customer’s request.
- All seed produced under contract is cleaned and packaged at Condor Seed facilities by trained company personnel.
- Small plot or cage (net house) seed production can be conducted on experimental varieties.
- Nicking trials can be conducted of any hybrid varieties prior to the first season of seed production.
- Quality control growouts are conducted on all lots of seed produced by Condor Seed.
Our mission is to provide vegetable and herb seed for specialty wholesale and commercial grower markets; to insure that seed is grown, harvested and conditioned to the highest standards and shipped in a timely manner.
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