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

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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:
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• 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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