Vegetable Seed Supplier — San Juan Bautista, CA
Orsetti Seed Company's primary research facility is located at 830 Duncan Ave.
Orsetti Seed Company's primary research facility is located at 830 Duncan Ave., San Juan Bautista — 8 miles from the Hollister headquarters. Every variety in the Orsetti catalog passes through this facility before commercial release, evaluated under the same marine-fog cycles, temperature fluctuations, and disease pressure that define Central Coast production.
San Juan Bautista sits where Monterey County's marine influence meets the warmer inland air of the Salinas Valley. This transition creates a testing environment that reflects real field conditions rather than controlled settings — varieties evaluated here are assessed for field performance, not potential. The facility supports all six Orsetti crop categories. Breeding cycles run 6–8 growing seasons per variety before commercial release, ensuring the specifications listed in the catalog reflect documented field behavior.
Orsetti's reach
Orsetti Seed Company, Inc.
2300 Technology Pkwy, Ste 1Hollister, CA 95023
831.636.4822
osco@orsettiseeds.com
Varieties for San Benito County
Processing Tomatoes
8 hybrid varieties, 67–80 days — trialed at this facility for California field conditions
View varieties →Broccoli
BRAVADO — evaluated here for downey mildew tolerance under real coastal disease pressure
View varieties →Peppers
BOS 425, GEM 90, GEM 91 — trialed across coastal and inland conditions from this location
View varieties →Melons
BOS 125 — 85–95 DTM, trialed for Brix and rind integrity across California growing conditions
View varieties →Lettuce
Two Star PVP, Marin PVP, Kodiak PVP, Red Fusion PVP — open-pollinated, coastal adapted
View varieties →Common questions
Where is Orsetti Seed Company's research facility?
The primary research facility is at 830 Duncan Ave., San Juan Bautista, CA 95045 — approximately 8 miles from the Hollister headquarters. Variety evaluation, greenhouse work, and field trials are conducted at this location.
What crops does Orsetti research at the San Juan Bautista facility?
All six commercial crop categories: processing tomatoes, broccoli, cabbage, peppers, melons, and lettuce. Each variety completes 6–8 growing seasons of evaluation at this facility before commercial release.
How long has Orsetti operated from San Juan Bautista?
Since 1985 — the research facility has been based in San Juan Bautista from the company's founding. Forty years of variety evaluation from the same location, under real Central Coast field conditions.
How do I contact Orsetti Seeds?
Hollister headquarters: 831.636.4822 or osco@orsettiseeds.com. Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific. For pricing and availability, we'll connect you with your regional dealer.
Talk to the Orsetti team directly.