Vegetable Seed Supplier — Aptos, CA
Aptos is an unincorporated community in southern Santa Cruz County, positioned at the northern edge of the Pajaro Valley — one of California's most productive coastal vegetable belts.
Aptos is an unincorporated community in southern Santa Cruz County, positioned at the northern edge of the Pajaro Valley — one of California's most productive coastal vegetable belts. The area marks the transition between residential Santa Cruz County and the commercial growing zones that extend south through Watsonville. Orsetti Seed Company supplies commercial vegetable seeds to growers throughout this corridor.
The Aptos area experiences the same coastal marine influence that characterizes the broader Pajaro Valley production environment — persistent morning fog off Monterey Bay, mild year-round temperatures, and minimal frost. These conditions favor broccoli, lettuce, and cool-season vegetable production. Downey mildew pressure is consistent in this fog belt, making variety selection for disease tolerance a practical consideration for commercial operations.
Orsetti's reach
Orsetti Seed Company, Inc.
2300 Technology Pkwy, Ste 1Hollister, CA 95023
831.636.4822
osco@orsettiseeds.com
Varieties for Santa Cruz County
Processing Tomatoes
8 hybrid varieties, 67–80 days, determinate — for California commercial growers and processors
View varieties →Broccoli
BRAVADO — coastal adapted, documented downey mildew tolerance for marine fog environments
View varieties →Cabbage
Rio Grande Red — processing and fresh market for the Santa Cruz–Pajaro Valley corridor
View varieties →Lettuce
Two Star PVP, Marin PVP, Kodiak PVP, Red Fusion PVP — 55–70 DTM, open-pollinated
View varieties →Common questions
Does Orsetti Seeds serve growers near Aptos?
Yes — Orsetti serves Santa Cruz County and the Pajaro Valley through an independent dealer network. Hollister headquarters is approximately 35 miles southeast. Contact us at 831.636.4822.
What crops are grown commercially near Aptos?
Aptos borders the Pajaro Valley agricultural region — one of California's most productive coastal vegetable areas. Strawberries, broccoli, lettuce, and other cool-season crops define the commercial production zone extending south from Aptos toward Watsonville.
What broccoli varieties work in the Aptos and Pajaro Valley coastal environment?
BRAVADO is Orsetti's commercial broccoli variety, evaluated under coastal California conditions with documented downey mildew tolerance — the primary disease pressure in the fog-influenced Pajaro Valley and Santa Cruz County coastal belt. Approximately 105 days from direct seeding.
Talk to the Orsetti team directly.