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TABLE OF CONTENTS HOW WE DO BUSINESS Meet Our Team ………………………………………………………………………………… 2 How to Order …………………………………………………………………………………… 4 Shipping Team …………………………………………………………………………………… 6 Online Resources and Ordering (ePicas) ……………………………………………………… 8 Crop Lead Times ……………………………………………………………………………… 14 MIGHTY ‘MATO PROGRAM Mighty ‘Mato® ………………………………………………………………………………… 17 Quick Look Chart …………………………………………………………………………… 18 Details and Cultural Information ……………………………………………………………… 19 Mighty ‘Mato® Varieties ……………………………………………………………………… 20 Mighty Veggies™ Varieties …………………………………………………………………… 26 Retail Support ………………………………………………………………………………… 27 HERBS & VEGETABLES Vegetative Herbs ……………………………………………………………………………… 29 Lavenders ……………………………………………………………………………………… 36 Top-Selling Edibles …………………………………………………………………………… 37 Patio Peppers ………………………………………………………………………………… 38 Vegetalis Patio Edibles ……………………………………………………………………… 39 Organiks® Program …………………………………………………………………………… 40 OUR CORE A to Z Online Listing ………………………………………………………………………… 45 Featured Breeders …………………………………………………………………………… 47 Geranium Collection ………………………………………………………………………… 63 Shrub Collection ……………………………………………………………………………… 64 POWERFUL PROGRAMS Mesa Magic® Cyclamen ……………………………………………………………………… 66 Tessera® Succulents ………………………………………………………………………… 71 Ornamental Grasses ………………………………………………………………………… 87 Poinsettia ……………………………………………………………………………………… 92 VISIT US Trade Events ………………………………………………………………………………… 94 Index …………………………………………………………………………………………… 95 Plug Connection has seen unprecedented growth in new programs over the last year, and I would like to start by thanking you for your contribution to our business. We hope you nd our new products both innovative and protable. We’ve worked hard to improve our communication with you in several ways. Though our weekly availability message, we let you know about the most currently available products that you are—or should be—growing. We also work to give you program updates in a way you can easily use and share with customers. In an effort to give targeted technical information in a quick and dynamic format, our team has been visiting with more of you via personalized webinars that combines video conferencing with personalized content. These are meant to share the best and most current information about new programs on offer—most especially our Mighty ‘Mato program of grafted tomatoes. This year, we’re extending some series and adding entirely new programs. One of the most exciting is our new SUPREME Basil Collection. This incredible new breeding has created a rarely-owering and strongly disease resistant collection of high-oil content vegetative basil. In addition to offering new programs, our team has updated our product listings to reect the most current and popular varieties available for easy ordering of your favorite seed, vegetative and tissue culture varieties. To take full advantage of all these resources plus get behind the scene content to this catalog, simply go to plugconnection.com where you’ll nd downloads, sign-ups and links to answer questions and make buying decisions easy. Tim Wada Owner and President 760.631.0992 | plugconnection.com 1 MEET OUR TEAM The Plug Connection team is the central processing unit of our electric operations, ensuring high quality products, an exceptional customer experience and an answer to any question. Horticultural specialists and masters of logistics, they dedicate themselves to getting you the very best plants, right when you need them. Nicole Jackson Lisa Finnegan Juan St. Amant Sales and Marketing Director Customer Service Manager New Product Development Director [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] cell 760.497.1087 ext 118 ext 104 With more than a decade of With over 25 years of experience in During his 26 years with Plug experience in horticultural sales, customer service and management Connection, Juan has introduced marketing and brand development, —18 of those years spent in the our customers to the latest, greatest Nicole focuses on our exclusive lines horticultural industry—Lisa is uniquely and most protable plants and including Mighty ‘Mato, Mesa Magic, suited to deliver our customers the programs. With his extensive product Tessera, and Organiks helping level of support they need. She knowledge, he has helped expand brokers, growers, and retailers dedicates herself to making our our product offering to include implement successful programs. customers happy at every step of Gerbera, Cyclamen, perennials, Nicole has a BS in horticulture the process, from when they place and new cutting and tissue culture business from Colorado State their order to when they receive their programs. He’s a strong advocate University. She stays healthy running, shipment. When she can bear to for organics, expanding our network practicing yoga, and primarily dining pry herself away from the computer, of USDA certied growers and on local organic fruits and veggies. Lisa can be found traveling, making helping them through the certication jewelry or spending time with family process. Juan is a graduate of and friends. University of California, Los Angeles and lives in Vista, California with his wife and two children. 2 Mike Guy Gregg Opgenorth Christine Labrador Production Manager—Seed Production Manager—Vegetative Marketing + Communications Manager [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ext 109 ext 132 ext 119 Mike joined the Plug Connection team Gregg’s broad range of production Christine joins Plug Connection with early in 1993 just as the company experience, from bedding plants 10 years of experience in marketing, was taking shape, and 20 years later, and nursery stock to conventional branding and visual communications, he has never had a dull moment. He ornamentals and organic herbs most recently in the architecture and and his team are constantly adapting and vegetables, gives him insight non-prot industries. Still new to the to the changing industry, new crops into the challenges that growers plant world, her goal is to support her and improved systems. Mike’s goal face on a daily basis. As head team (and yours) with effective sales, is to consistently produce the best vegetative grower, Gregg’s focus is marketing, and communications quality plugs, and he treats every day on delivering high-quality plugs, liners tools. She received her BSBA degree as an opportunity to improve. and programs that are ready to be in marketing and her MA degree in Outside of work, Mike stays busy installed into both large and small communications from Hawaii Pacic helping run the production nursery production systems. He is always University in beautiful Honolulu. A wife that he and his wife Julie founded available to share his production and and mother of two, she’s a sucker for after receiving his BS in ornamental cultural expertise with customers. good desserts…and good design. horticulture from Cal Poly, Pomona Gregg and his wife Linda—recent in 1977. He enjoys the outdoors and empty nesters—grow many of our nurses a serious shing addiction. plants in their own Fallbrook garden. 760.631.0992 | plugconnection.com 3 HOW TO ORDER RELIABLY GOOD SERVICE Customer service and support—two of our most important products. So just as we have expert horticulturists to ensure the quality of our plants, we also have an experienced customer service and sales team. They’re here to provide the assistance, answers and even suggestions that help make doing business with us a great experience for you. Please contact your favorite broker to learn more about our products, call us at 760.631.0992, or email our Customer Service Manager, Lisa Finnegan at [email protected]. Maria Rojas Beth Hartman Dena Grange [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ext 106 ext 130 ext 100 SEED TRAY SIZES 72 TRAY 128 TRAY 162 TRAY 288 TRAY 512 TRAY Sold as 72 Sold as 125 Sold as 162 Sold as 285 Sold as 500 2/3 per case 4 per case 4 per case 5 or 6 per case 6 per case (Gerbera and (Mesa Magic® Cyclamen Cyclamen only) sold as 128) VEGETATIVE TRAY SIZES 72 TRAY 102 TRAY 102X TRAY 104 TRAY Sold as 72 Sold as 100 Sold as 102 Sold as 100 2/3 per case 4 per case 2 per case 4 per case (Mighty ‘Mato) (PAC Geranium sold as 104/104) 4 BROKER LIST ABBOTT-IPCO FRED C. GLOECKNER & COMPANY M&M PLANT SALES 800.525.1379 800.345.3787 831.801.6049 abbott-ipco.com fredgloeckner.com mmplants.com ARIS HORTICULTURAL SERVICES GERMANIA SEED COMPANY MCHUTCHISON 800.232.9557 800.380.4721 800.943.2230 arishort.com germaniaseed.com mchutchison.com BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY GRIMES HORTICULTURE MESSICK COMPANY 800.879.2255 800.241.7333 408.871.9816 ballhort.com grimes-hort.com messickco.com BILL MOORE & COMPANY HARRIS SEEDS MID ATLANTIC PLANT COMPANY 800.237.7794 800.544.7938 800.366.0350 billmooreco.com harrisseeds.com midatlanticplant.com BILLY HARRIS & ASSOCIATES HENRY F. MICHELL NORTHERN INNOVATORS 800.297.8727 800.442.4678 877.533.8855 bhaplants.com michells.com northerninnovators.com BONDI BROKERAGE, LLC HMA PLANTS PAULGER’S PLANTS 813.376.9332 440.428.2728 800.400.0095 [email protected] hmaplants.com [email protected] D. SCHLOSBERG HORT SERVICES HORTICULTURAL SERVICES PRO GROWER SUPPLY 713.666.3248 800.256.0021 801.669.0976 [email protected] hortservicesinc.com progrowersupply.com EASON HORTICULTURAL SERVICES IWASAKI HORTICULTURAL SALES RAYMOND PERRI COMPANY 800.214.2221 503.628.1969 845.744.6801 ehrnet.com [email protected] [email protected] EXPRESS SEED