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Tuesday, March 09, 2010 Vol. 73 No. 11


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01 |GT in Brief
02 |SAF in the Lobby
03 |New Products
04 |Classifieds
05 |Request Product Info


06 |2010 Spring Trials Planner
07 |Acres Online
08 |Beytes on Twitter
09 |Digital Edition
10 |Intro To Mabile Tags
11 |Trade Show Calendar
12 |Research Database
13 |Young Grower Award
14 |Article Archive
15 |Subscriptions
16 |Video Resources
17 |For Advertisers


Featured Companies

FIRST STEP GREENHOUSES
SAN DIEGO COUNTY FLOWER & PLANT ASSOCIATION
REEF INDUSTRIES
NATURAL INDUSTRIES
FALL CREEK FARM & NURSERY INC
EUROAMERICAN PROPAGATORS LLC
MIDWEST GROMASTER
FLORICULTURA B.V.
TAVA SYSTEMS
GOLDEN STATE BULB GROWERS
>> See All

  Classifieds
 
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  >> Equipment and Supplies

For Sale

Visit www.rittenhouse.ca for a wide selection of sprayers, watering equipment, pumps, parts and accessories. Serving the Horticultural Industry for over 90 years.

Tel: (800) 461-1041
www.rittenhouse.ca


5 Acre Glass Greenhouse

2002 Venlo style
12 bays 26' wide 315' x 662'
Full roof ridge vent with interior
Auto shade screen
$500,000 for all or $300,000 for 1/2
Loaded on your trucks
Erection available
To request pictures, contact:

E-mail: rcgolden@vyn.midco.net
Phone: 1-605-660-7111 Randy


Greenhouse Equipment - For Sale

FOB Lompoc, California. Never used, most in original boxes. Purchased 2004. Make offer. 38 Acme Exhaust Fans. 11 Louvered Vents. 151 Cooling Pads. 3 Submersible Sump Pumps. Other. Detailed list at:

www.bodger.com/news.php
Contact: Jack Bodger
E-mail: jbodger@bodger.com
Phone: (805) 735-6705

 

  >> For Sale or Lease

Thriving Destination Retailer for Sale

Thriving nursery, destination, turn-key retail, established 16 years. Four greenhouses, 8,400 sq. ft., computerized. Shade house 4 ac..NW Wisconsin, fast-growing county 1¼ hours east of St. Paul, Minnesota. Won national hanging basket contest. Trees, bedding plants, poinsettias. Country setting, near lakes, bike trails, rivers, state parks, malls and airport. Landscaping department can double income, will train. Selling UNDER appraisal of $298,700. Retiring (health). Newer home included, 4BR, 2B, 40 ft. cedar deck, many trees, natural gas, great water. Owner financing. Family operation.

Phone: (715) 382-5240 or (715) 382-4755


Growing Operation for Sale

Central Indiana wholesale grower of brand-name cut flowers with a strong customer base for 59 years desires to retire (no succession). Sale includes: 14 acres of land, 25,000 sq. ft. glass greenhouse with rolling benches, boom and drip automatic watering, computer-controlled ridge vents. Two additional greenhouses: 7,000 sq. ft. glass and 4,000 sq. ft Lexan and double poly roof. 10,000 sq. ft. temperature-zoned coolers with 12 ft. ceilings. New four-year-old automatic biofuel low-pressure steam boiler. Presently burning low-sulfur coal. Abundant well water, municipal sewer. Production room, modern office and furnished cottage. Turn-key price includes all the above plus machines, inventory, trucks, tractor, office equipment and customer list. $595,000. Major interstate nearby. Owners will stay to train up to a year. Well suited for flower bulb forcers, vegetable farmers, annuals, hanging baskets, perennial growers and outdoor production.

Respond via e-mail address below and add subject line: GHSale, & leave contact information.

E-mail: dadams3691@aol.com


For Lease

88,000 sq. ft. aluminum glass greenhouse, 8,000 sq. ft. office/warehouse. 3,000 sq. ft. refrigeration. Loading dock. Flat filling machine. 2 wells. Radiant propane heat. Located 35 miles North of Virginia Beach on the Eastern Shore.

Contact: Tom Zieger
Phone: (757) 678-7235


Profitable Wholesale Greenhouse

Work seven months a year!
6,600 sq. ft. under cover.
1,596 sq. ft. home on 3.8 acres
$399,000. Will train.
www.heidenhomes.com Virtual tour.
MLS #568937

Contact: Toni Heiden
Phone: (970) 245-7777

Mack, CO
United States


Henry J. Seagroatt Co. Real Estate is for Sale
$ 2,229,000 appraisal on file


Property has two ranges of 300,000 sq. ft. of greenhouses. Lower range consists of twelve 36' x 385', ridge & furrow, aluminum frame with double acrylic covering. This range has newer Priva environmental computer system. Heating consists of two oil-fired low-pressure steam boilers in separate building. Lower range has refrigeration in separate building, with loading docks. Lower range is turn-key, ready to go. Upper range needs TLC. On 100 acres, and all equipment included.

Realty USA Commercial
www.realtyusa.com
Contact: Tony Sabatino
E-mail: tonys330@aol.com
Phone: (518) 458-7000
Fax: (518) 458-7492

20 Aviation Road
Albany, NY
United States
12205


California Central Coast (Lompoc) -- Greenhouses / Warehouses / Seed Cleaning Mill / Offices – Research / Headquarters Facility

For lease in whole or part. Fully equipped. 137,500 sq. ft. high quality polycarbonate greenhouses with cooling pads and reverse osmosis system. 22,000 sq. ft. warehouses. 5,600 sq. ft. seed conditioning mill. 4,700 sq. ft. offices and lab space. 2,400 sq. ft. shop. Secure, accessible site on six acres of land. Term negotiable, up to ten years. Available March 2010. See at:

www.bodger.com/news.php
Contact: Jack Bodger
E-mail: jbodger@bodger.com
Phone: (805)735-6705


For Sale

Ohio’s famous, long established, Possum Run Greenhouse business located on 21.7 acres of land with over two acres under glass or plastic. 11 room, 5 bedroom, 4 bath residence with covered heated swimming pool. All equipment, inventory, several out buildings and large retail store included. For additional information, contact:

Hal Maxfield Real Estate
E-mail: halmaxfield@earthlink.net
Phone: (419) 524-0010

Mansfield, OH


Thriving Garden Center near Fort Knox, KY

Beautiful large garden shop, 5 greenhouses, mower repair shop and private 3br/3b log home. Owners retiring after 31 years.

E-mail: tshelton56@gmail.com
Phone: (270) 872-8148


13 Acre, 40,000+ Greenhouse. $875,000.
40 min. from Kansas City and Topeka


*11,000 sq. ft. heated floor
*Lots of drip and sprinkler
*5 bedroom house, 3 full bath included in price
*Greenhouse has lots of extras-concrete everywhere, 100+ carts, trailer, skid steerer, flat filler, sprayer, two wells-operation is ready to go
*22,000 sq. ft. of roof vent 14' gutter

Baldwin Junction Greenhouse
Contact: Ray
E-mail: ogle6@embarqmail.com
Phone: (785) 594-2178

1271 N. 222 Road
Baldwin City, KS
United States
66006


Ready to Retire

95,000 sq. ft. greenhouse (20 years old) with 10,000 sq. ft. service building on 20 acres.
Property has room for expansion and a pond.

Servicing CHICAGO Area. $ 1.5 mil.

E-mail: grow4alivn@aol.com
Phone: 708-774-3220

 

  >> Help Wanted

Florasearch, Inc

In our third decade of performing confidential key employee searches for the horticulture industry and allied trades worldwide. Retained basis only. Candidate contact welcome, confidential, and always free.

1740 Lake Markham Rd.
Sanford , FL 32771
Tel: (407) 320-8177
Fax (407) 320-8083
E-mail: search@florasearch.com

Web site: www.florasearch.com


Grower, Assistant Grower

Green Circle Growers (GCG), operating since 1968, is a wholesale greenhouse production facility that is located in Oberlin, Ohio. GCG produces finished product for the wholesale market and also produces plugs and liners for hundreds of growers. Its wholesale market includes store chains, supermarkets, and others. With nearly 90 acres of production space, and 20 acres of outdoor growing capacity, GCG has a large variety of progressive growing facilities.

A grower is directly responsible for the product quality of the assigned production area. Tasks include the monitoring and control of the greenhouse environment using automated equipment, nutrition management and application, crop record keeping, IPM (Disease/Sanitation/Pesticide application.) GCG employees are exposed to the best growing practices from world-class consultants and professional managers.

Initial compensation will be based on experience, reviewed against performance over time. The compensation packages includes health, dental, vision, life, disability and 401k with company matching. Personal growth, self-motivation and attention to detail is expected and encouraged.

Submit your resume via e-mail or mail to:

Green Circle Growers
Contact: Human Resources – Section Grower
E-mail: HR@greencirclegrowers.com

51051 US Hwy 20
Oberlin, OH
44074


W. Atlee Burpee & Company, the leading supplier to the American home gardener, has immediate openings for Growers & Assistant Growers at our Willow Hill, PA location.

Key Skills:

• Strong desire to grow plants and work in greenhouse environment
• Ability to work independently
• Effective communication skills
• Knowledge of greenhouse equipment.
• Detail oriented personality
• TEAM player
• Develops and utilizes a weekly written pre-plan for what needs to be done for the next
• Inspects greenhouses and can identify moisture requirements, status of the plants and possible problems/issues.

Requirements

• Degree in horticulture, floriculture or related degree
• Minimum of 2 years growing experience.
• Stand and walk for long periods of time
• Carry/Lift items up to 50 #’s

If you posses the skills and meet the requirements, please email your cover letter w/salary requirements and resume to e-mail address below. Add subject line "GROWER". No phone calls please! EOE

E-mail: hr@burpee.com


Product Support Specialist

Benary Seed is accepting applications for a position in the Western United States offering technical support and product marketing at the grower level. The person who fills this position will work to increase product awareness and help growers with the technical aspects of growing our products.

Team members are responsible for regional market planning and product positioning. The selected individual will participate in Pack Trials, national as well as regional trade shows, and be exposed to international markets and new product introductions.

Candidates should be self-starters and independent workers with a desire to work as part
of an extended team. Strong communication skills are a must. A willingness to do extensive travel is a necessity. It is highly preferred that this individual be located on the West Coast. B.S. in Horticulture or a related field or comparable growing experience is preferred.

Benary offers a competitive salary based on experience, health benefits and vacation time.

Forward a resume and salary requirements to:

www.benary.com
Contact: Jean Paul Bessette, North American Sales Manager
E-mail: jpbessette@benary.com

 

  >> Plants, Seeds, and Flowers

Bill Moore & Co., Inc.

DAYLILIES
Over 40 best sellers from Costa Rica
www.billmooreco.com/Daylilies.pdf

LIRIOPE
Popular varieties including Super Blue®
www.billmooreco.com/Liriope.pdf



Phone: (1-800) 237-7794


Bill Moore & Co., Inc.

Adenium, Euphorbia, Curcuma, Orchids and Plumeria from Thailand
www.billmooreco.com/Thailand Plants.pdf





Phone: (1-800) 237-7794

Liners

Dracaena in 72 tray .31 each. Dracaena in 512 tray 400 count .065 each. Vinca (3ppp) in 72 tray .35 each. Sprengeri in 392 tray 375 count .085 each, Sprengeri in 72 tray .31 each. Vernalized perennial plugs in 50 tray .38 each.

Barnes Greenhouse
3187 Main Road
Dunkirk, NY 14048
Tel: (716) 679-1069
Fax: (716) 672-4743


Tissue Cultures

Custom grown tissue cultures.
For more information visit our web site or e-mail us at:

www.pacificmicroplants.com
E-mail: info@pacificmicroplants.com


Bill Moore & Co., Inc.

Celebrated Plants™
Drought tolerant plants from Australia
Dianella, Lomandra and more!
www.billmooreco.com/Celebrated Plants.pdf



Phone: (1-800) 237-7794


Vista Farms S.E.

Bougainvillea Liners - 30 varieties.
We are represented by most brokers.

PO Box 1834  Juana Diaz PR 00795
Tel: (787) 837-9077
Fax: (787) 837-5909
www.vistafarms.com

Seeds

Select Seeds

P.O. 319
Alamo, TX 78516
Tel: (800) 237-5326 or (956) 464-8663

Unrooted Hydrangea Cuttings

The largest collection for your selection. Phone or write for prices and varieties grown.

Oregon Hydrangea Company
15696 Hwy. 101 So.
Brookings OR 97415
Tel: (541) 469-3136
Fax: (541) 469-0563


Mature Ficus Trees - For Sale

FOB Lompoc, California. 15 – 20 gallon containers. Ficus benjamina - 23 x 8 ft. tall, 1 x 5 ft. tall, 1 x 3 ft. tall. Ficus maclellandi – 6 x 8 ft. tall. Make offer. See at:

www.bodger.com/news.php
Contact: Jack Bodger
E-mail: jbodger@bodger.com
Phone: (805) 735-6705

 



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