Transitions
and harvested in California's Salinas Valley:
· Broccoli
· Cauliflower
· Green Leaf Lettuce
· Iceberg Lettuce
· Romaine Lettuce
· Spinach
· Spring Mix
· Strawberries
This fertile region is home to some of the
richest, most nutrient-dense soil on the planet.
It's also home to Markon and our Ready-
Set-Serve
Harvesting Cycles
maximizes growing conditions, resulting in the best
quality, highest-yielding crops. These seasons vary:
there are times of abundance--and inevitably
times when products are scarce industry-wide.
April/early May in the Salinas Valley.
Warm weather, cool breezes, and just enough rain
make this area ideal for growing and harvesting
spring/summer crops. Growers remain in this
region until the weather cools in approximately
mid- to late October.
To avoid quality problems that cooler temperatures
and rain can cause, most growers move their
operations, including equipment and harvesting
crews* to Huron, California where the weather
remains warmer for a longer period of time. The
45-day season is the shortest within the yearly
harvesting cycle.
By mid-November, crops are usually ready to
be picked in Yuma, Arizona where mild winter
temperatures and less rain are more conducive
to this season's farming. Growers move from
Huron south to the desert region, including Yuma,
Coachella, and the Imperial Valley, where they
remain until the next April, when Arizona becomes
too hot. The entire cycle begins anew with a move
back to Huron and then to the Salinas Valley where
conditions are again optimum for the spring and
summer months.
the various regions to ensure they are in the fields every day, no
matter what season.
season starts in early June and runs through
November. By December, cold weather has
pushed growers south to Oxnard, California and
then in January to Yuma, Arizona. The Yuma
celery harvest is short--from January to March;
the Oxnard season continues through the next
June, starting over again in Salinas. Santa Maria
has celery available April through December.
in Salinas and nearby Watsonville, California.
Growers harvest here until late October or the
first significant rain, when crews move south
to Oxnard. In December-January, harvesting
transitions to Coachella, then on to Santa Maria.
In April, growers move back to Salinas.