Thanks for the hint of spring! That really looks like a lot of work.

Thanks for the pics. I look forward to seeing these as I know spring is just around the corner.

Awesome amount of plants.

Here in Tulsa, the Master Gardeners are gearing up for their annual plant sale. We get a BUNCH of plants in on the 16th of April and they all need to be picked up on the 17th. All orders are pre paid.

It is our biggest fund raiser.

Thank you Ron for posting these! I can ooooh and aaah to my hearts content! Blossom looks like such a sweetheart.
We had a Blossom many years ago. SHe was a blonde Cockerspaniel.

Such a rewarding business! If I were younger, I'd get into greenhouse work too. The dog is just gorgeous!

Looking good!

That dog is GORGEOUS! It looks like you are getting things up and growing - thanks for sharing the process with us - it gives us hope!

Blossom is beautiful. Thanks for the green house pictures. I visit 20 or more each spring, wish I could come to yours.

Thank you for showing your pictures I,m enjoying them and "Blossom" is a beautiful dog.
Gillian.

Thanks for sharing the pictures Ron. It's a shame to cover the surface of that pretty barn, but I can understand why it has to be done.

Blossom sure is a beauty. I really like her.

Linda

Ooohh, that looks like a lot of work has been done this past week!Beautiful Blossom looks very content sitting there in the snow! Thanks for posting again this week. If Blossom would like a vacation in a warm climate, she's welcome here! It was 84 degrees here today. Bettye

Thanks for the pictures Ron! It looks like running a greenhouse is a lot more hard work than I imagined. Whew!

Blossom is sure photogenic!

amazing...can't wait for something other than snow...

Thanks for sharing again Ron. It does look like a lot of work. Blossom sure is a beauty.
Leslie

That IS a lot of work. It must be rewarding though. Gosh, I haven't seen snow like that in a very long time! Just think how much y'all appreciate the warmer weather and the flowers. We really aren't looking forward to the summer.

Down here, we had to go cover up the azaleas that are blooming. The temp over night,was 28 degrees.
I'd love to come and get some of your stash.
What a cool name for the dog! Beautiful animal.

Hi, Ron.

(1) How long/how many people people does it take to transplant all of those pansys? It seems it would be labor intensive!

(2) What is it you planted from seed?

(3) Do you buy any vegetable/herb plugs or all flowers?

THANKS for the pics!

Thank you Ron! I'm loving the plant photos and I wanna play with Blossom. She's beautiful.
I've got grow lights this year and have a few babies of my own. So excited to watch the seeds grow and see the first set of true leaves. I can't wait for spring!
Do keep us posted with more pics please!
Cheers,
Peggy

Wow that is a lot of work...but I bet you enjoy every minute of it by the sound of it. I too am interested in how many people and how much time it takes you.
I could just smell the earth looking at your photos, it will still be a couple of months before I can begin thinking of gardening.
Thanks for sharing your photos

I was under the impression that the workers were just Ron and His Brother and Blossem.

Wow! I hope you had help. Thats a lot of plants!

Thanks for the pics!

Gayle

Ron, thanks! This morning it's 45 degrees here and then I looked at your pictures....There's hope that winter will someday be over.

Dreaming of Spring. . .

After seeing your series of pictures, I'll have more respect for greenhouses that I visit.

Shirley

What great pics! Makes me really yearn for spring. Those pics certainly make me realize just how much work goes into maintaining a greenhouse and garden business!
Keep em' coming!
Nora

...BTW, Blossom is a beauty ;o) She looks like she has a wonderful disposition ;o)

Thanks, Ron, for posting the greenhouse pictures - I really enjoy looking at them!

~ Carol ~

Still waiting for Ron to surface again...

Patience, Rita, patience.

To answer some questions.
As for transplanting the plug tray of pansies. It's a many step process. First the flats are filled with soil. Flats are the trays of 4 paks. Then the plugs are popped out with a plug dislodger. Sometimes this works very well, at other times it doesn't and we pop them out with a small dowell. Then they'rer actually planted. Next they're transported from the headhouse (where all the planting is done) to the greenhouse. After they're lined up on the bench they're watered well. with a crew of 4 we can do a plug tray in 35 to 45 minutes.
I have to admit that I never looked at the labels to see what seeds Joel has started already. My bad.
Nearly all the veggies and herbs are started from seeds.
During the growing part of the greenhouse season there are 4 of us in addition to Joel at the greenhouse most days. When it gets real busy with selling in May we'll be up to 10 or 12 people on the weekends. By the end of June it will be just 1 person plus Joel. He has one pretty much full time employee from early Feb. to the end of October. Her name is Laurie and she does lots of scrapbooking in the winter months. She's quite camera shy.
The greenhouse is a great place to work. Most of us are in our mid 50's so we listen to a lot of CD's, classic rock.(The Stones, 3 dog night, Aerosmith, etc.) Laurie is the kid. She's only in her mid 40's. At least 2 or 3 times a week she'll play a BeeGees CD. I keep telling her that disco is dead but she doesn't believe me.

And, yes, Blossom is a very sweet dog.

Thanks for looking.

Ron

what breed of dog is blossom
very good looking (plants too, makes me jealous)

Blossom is a German Shepherd/Collie mix.
Ron

Thanks, Ron!

I am transferring the photo threads and putting them on my laptop. That way, I can take them to my folks' to show my dad -- they don't have Internet there so they don't have a clue that disco is dead.

:-)

thanks ron! you can see both in her!

Oh my seeing those pictures makes me very excited for my new job. I will be working in a greenhouse this growing season. I am anxiously awaiting a phone call to come and start planting. Thank you for sharing...Lori from Maine

This simply just IS NOT fair!! all those beautiful flowers and I'm not near you to steal any...LOL...You've done lots of work this week Ron

Awww...Blossom...you melt my heart...what a sweet looking doggie!! go take a chunk outta that UPS mans heart by lavishing him with some wet sloppy kisses!!!

Thanks again, Ron, the plants are beautiful and so is Blossom.

and we had another 3" of snow today! I am sooooooo longing to get my hands dirty. Ron, I am really enjoying these posts. Thank you!
I'll just go look through another seed cataloque and plan in my head.

You make me want to dig my hands into each pot. LOL