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How to Start and Operate a Successful Organic Container Plant Business
Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Gardening, Organic, Techniques, Business & Finance, Entrepreneurship & Small Business, New Business Enterprises
| Author: | Louise Placek | ISBN: | 9781601731081 |
| Publisher: | Acres U.S.A. | Publication: | May 1, 2003 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Louise Placek |
| ISBN: | 9781601731081 |
| Publisher: | Acres U.S.A. |
| Publication: | May 1, 2003 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
How to Start and Operate a Successful Organic Container-Plant Business, this comprehensive guide takes you step-by-step through the whole process. Chapters thoroughly cover such topics as: start-up; greenhouse options; certification/licenses/fees; botany basics; growing container plants; making compost; disease and pest management; demonstration gardens; marketing and merchandising; dealing with employees; and safety. Appendices include example activity logs and forms, instructions for making a soil-texture analysis, even tips for creating a simple employee handbook! An extensive list of resources and a handy glossary round out this information-packed manual.
How to Start and Operate a Successful Organic Container-Plant Business, this comprehensive guide takes you step-by-step through the whole process. Chapters thoroughly cover such topics as: start-up; greenhouse options; certification/licenses/fees; botany basics; growing container plants; making compost; disease and pest management; demonstration gardens; marketing and merchandising; dealing with employees; and safety. Appendices include example activity logs and forms, instructions for making a soil-texture analysis, even tips for creating a simple employee handbook! An extensive list of resources and a handy glossary round out this information-packed manual.
