I spent the very hot month of July with the production group.  The first week was spent in the modern and sophisticated greenhouses in Lower Production/33G.  There I worked mostly at potting mums and poinsettias and seeding various crops with the custom-made seeding machine. 

 

 

The second and third weeks I spent mostly in the estate houses – “state-of-the-art greenhouses”….in 1921.  While these houses were very hot and not at all modern, I found the work more interesting and learned a great deal from Jason about the challenges of greenhouse production and about the cut flower industry. 

 

 

My final week was spent with the crew over in the nursery who handles outdoor display production.  There I did a lot of staking, tying, potting and watering.  We also “deconstructed” a greenhouse that was too hot to use unless we cut out the middle section of plastic.  That was interesting.  Generally speaking though, I don’t think greenhouse production is an area I’d get into as I enjoy growing plants from start to finish and putting them in the ground.