Lucas Greenhouses

City: Monroeville, N.J.

Website: LucasGreenhouses.com

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Environmentally controlled square footage: 883,896

Percentage of production space under permanent environmentally controlled structure devoted to each crop:

Ornamental bedding plants10%
Flowering potted plants67%
Container perennials2.5%
Herbs–0.25%
Plugs and propagation material20%
Vegetables–0.25%

What’s the best way to describe your greenhouse operation and its role in contract growing?

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We produce plant material for other growers through contracts.

How many years has your greenhouse operation served other operations as a contract grower?

6-10

What are a few of the benefits your operation reaps as a contract grower?

Better space utilization, able to maintain labor, spread overhead costs.

Percentage of sales by customer:

Independent garden centers60%
Other growers2%
Retail florists1%
Supermarket chains2%
Wholesale florists/brokers35%

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