CAN (NS): Pictou County greenhouse in full preseason swing
The owner of West River Greenhouses put his first seeds in the ground Jan. 27.
Since then, he and his employees have been carefully planting more seeds, caring for cuttings flown in from warmer countries and transplanting plants to larger dishes as necessary.
While most people don’t start purchasing until May, Parker has months of work to get ready. Whereas once there was about seven operations like his in Pictou County, he is one of the few remaining to grow their own plants from seed and unrooted cuttings. He’s been doing it for about 45 years.
The unrooted cuttings come from places like Israel, Mexico, Africa and South America. They’re flown in, and Parker puts them in containers to start the process of preparing them for local gardens.
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