Petitti Garden Center/Casa Verde Growers
City: Columbia Station, Ohio
Website: CVGrowers.com
Environmentally controlled square footage: 895,000
Percentage of production space under permanent environmentally controlled structure devoted to each crop:
Ornamental bedding plants–54% |
Flowering potted plants–2% |
Container perennials–35% |
Herbs–2% |
Plugs and propagation material–2% |
Vegetables–5% |
What’s the best way to describe your greenhouse operation and its role in contract growing?
We sell 100 percent of our material direct so none of the above.
Have you ever been involved in a contract growing relationship?
Yes
Why are you no longer involved in a contract-growing relationship?
Contract added more space so didn’t need more product
Percentage of sales by customer:
Independent garden centers–6% |
Wholesale florists/brokers–6% |
Your own retail shop–88% |
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