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46: Sargent's: How to Get into the Green Industry with Cathy Maxson

Season 2 Episode 46 Published 3 years, 4 months ago
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This week we chat with  Cathy Maxson, the Head Grower and my supervisor from Sargents Greenhouse in Rochester Minnesota, USA. Cathy worked as a baker up until she needed a second job to fill time. She started as a waterer and has grown into a Head Grower position. She has taught me so much already this season about greenhouse maintenance and how be a greenhouse supervisor.
In this chat we discuss:
WATCH THE FULL VERSION OF THIS INPERSON INTERVIEW AND THE GREENHOUSE TOUR VIDEOS HERE

  • How she got into the green industry
  •  What are your duties as a Head Grower 
  • What is the difference between an annual and a perennial
  • What tips and tricks do you advise people who want to get into the green industry
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  • What are the typical tasks?
  • Why cut back plants?
  • When to do bareroot planting
  • Bugs over winter?
  • What do you look at for annual greenhouse maintenance?
  • Greenhouse styles and what they are used for
  • Sargent's sustainability ideology
  • What can improve with the green industry?
  • EVERYTHING'S CONNECTED
  • What skills do you need?
  • What is the biggest obstacle you face?
  • What is the process of plant to consumer?
  • Where do you see Sargents in the future?

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