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New retail garden center building.
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The man who owns our greenhouse business has decided to build a building for our retail garden center. Since we are replacing an old garden mart with a metal building, we are pretty sure that we…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Steve Nov 19, 2011.
Drip tubes.
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I'm already looking ahead to garden mum production and wondering what other growers do about old, clogged up drip tubes (Chapins in our case). They've been around as long as I have at our facility,…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jane Hooker Apr 4, 2011.
Snow buildup on gutter connect greenhouses.
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We just enjoyed a 20 inch snowfall on our greenhouses. Does anybody have any ideas for getting the rid of the snow in the gutter between these two 30 x 100 houses? Have had the heat turned up, but…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Sherwood Botsford Feb 11, 2011.
Heat delay
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It seems like we may have experienced heat delay this year here in south central Missouri in our garden mums. Anyone else noticing this?Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Lynn Ferda Sep 22, 2010.
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Steve replied to Jane Hooker's discussion New retail garden center building."I am rather surprised that the suppliers of hardgoods to our industry hasn't capitalized on the IGC's expertise. Right now our suppliers basically take 2 approaches... sell thru the box stores with pay by scan or sell out right to…"
beth simpson replied to Jane Hooker's discussion New retail garden center building."Look hard at your demographics- if you are like me, lots of women- apartment dwellers- to home owners - try a line of hats- we have been successful with San Diego, Tula and Sunday Afternoon- your customers' dermatologists want them wearing hats…"
Sid Raisch replied to Jane Hooker's discussion New retail garden center building."Jane,
I'll preface by saying "it depends" on a lot of factors but here are some broad strokes. First things first. Start from what does not work. The three biggest mistakes in retail are to have the wrong stuff, at the wrong time, and…"
Hap Hollibaugh replied to Jane Hooker's discussion New retail garden center building."Jane,
I second Steve's suggestion on having class and meeting space. We are reworking our tiny nursery to accommodate one since so many customers have been asking for classes and if we can host their event. As far as adding hardgoods, buying…"
Jane Hooker replied to robin waldrop sr's discussion those who grow mums, how did the season finish up"I've been wondering if there is a mum that is more resistent to heat delay. We had heat delay here in Missouri last year and again this year, although this year's was longer than last year's. We have not been growing…"
Steve replied to Jane Hooker's discussion New retail garden center building."Hi Jane,
I think Every garden center should have a good size meeting room. This will attract a lot of garden clubs and give you the ability to hold seminars that pertain to gardening. Remember that the independants advantage over the…"
"My recommendation for hardgoods is to take a look at your local box stores and be sure NOT to carry most of the lines they sell. Once customers see you are selling the same product as the box stores then price will be the major determining factor…"
"in our experience over the last few years, this new building in my view will become more of a warehouse. thats just my opinion.
as those items your talking of have become tougher to move due to people not buying something they can live without. dont…"
Jane Hooker posted a discussionNew retail garden center building.
The man who owns our greenhouse business has decided to build a building for our retail garden center. Since we are replacing an old garden mart with a metal building, we are pretty sure that we will be stocking it with more hard goods. We have already been selling fertilizers, plastic pots, and chemicals. What we are more concerned about are the things we have not stocked in the past like birding supplies, glazed pottery, outdoor statuary, and gift items. Any ideas on what moves and what…See More
Jane Hooker replied to robin waldrop sr's discussion those who grow mums, how did the season finish up"Same with us here in south central Missouri. We are dumping about 20%. The mums were really large but even that didn't save us. The owner of the greenhouse wouldn't let us reduce the price this year because we did that…"
Jane Hooker replied to Jane Hooker's discussion Drip tubes."Thanks for all of the good ideas. I'm sure that this will help me when it comes time to think about mums.
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Keith Bemerer replied to Jane Hooker's discussion Drip tubes."Jane,
We have been using Chapin tubes since the beginning of time. If you find they clog up, use an air compressor with a blow gun, and it will clean the tubes right out, all you have to do is listen for the air coming out of the drip, or…"
Judy McWhorter replied to Jane Hooker's discussion Drip tubes."Jane,
The Pace 49 product Strip-it is new and labeled for greenhouse structure and irrigation line cleaning. It is safe on all greenhouse surfaces and generally used for between season cleaning. It will dissolve fertilizer and…"
Neil Devaney replied to Jane Hooker's discussion Drip tubes."The product Steve mentions is actually called "Line Blaster". www.lineblaster.com ;
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