Seeding Ideas

July 2024 Midwest Onion Trials – reported by Lyndon Johnson (Lead Long Day Onion Developer) Trident and Caldwell continue to be the dependable favorite in the Midwest and the Northeast. Their…

July California Fresh Market – Dustin  Batt (Lead Sweet Corn Breeder) The Nirvana Series continued to catch my eye in these trials. For instance, Eden RMN has the punch of the sh2i…

June New Mexico, Texas and Mexico Trials – reported by Rob Gobleck (Lead Short Day Onion Developer) Mesilla and Redrock had record breaking yields in 2024. This was a one- two punch of a good…

Crookham Company’s Georgia trials looked great this year where 4021* 7091* and 4022* all look strong. All are characterized by a healthy plant with a hearty bulb to increase yield. They also…

George Crookham Jr. and  Joe Albertson (the founder of Albertson’s grocery stores) were in the Caldwell High School class of 1925 in Caldwell…

The future of sweet corn in the Southeast is looking great at the Crookham Florida Trials. Of note is Globetrotter, known for its taste and holding power. (Globetrotter’s healthy plant stand is…

Xanadu

Taking a look back at a mechanical harvest of Xanadu in the Midwest this year. Xanadu, and most of the Nirvana Series, now have the new sh2i gene. This gives these varieties better…

It was a good year for onions in the Pacific Northwest Basin. But DEFENDER took it to another level with a record yield with 57 tons per acre which translates into 1,140 bags per acre. Crookham…

Crookham continues it’s strong line up of long day onions by adding Defender and Epic.

Defender is a main season yellow long day for the Western United States. It is a vigorous plant with…

Please join us for the 2021 Summer Onion Show on August 24 at 9:00 am in Wilder Idaho. We have two new hybrids to introduce to you and we will be…