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Unit: Greenhouse Operation and Management. Lesson:# 2 Career opportunities. Grower and Assistant Grower. Preparing growing medium Grafting of plants Transplanting seedlings Root cuttings Irrigation Fertilization of plants. Service technician.
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Unit: Greenhouse Operation and Management Lesson:# 2 Career opportunities
Grower and Assistant Grower • Preparing growing medium • Grafting of plants • Transplanting seedlings • Root cuttings • Irrigation • Fertilization of plants
Service technician • Maintains all the greenhouses physical facilities
Production specialist • Should stay up to date on technical advancements of cultivation • Schedules when to plant different crops and manages space allocation
Marketing manager • Oversees sales of mature plants • Customer relations • Prepares each crop for shipment
How it all works • Growers cultivate plants for sale to the wholesaler – sales to retailers- which sale to the general public