Re: Update on A Touch


Dear Big Hib,
Does your new gh have a sump pump and better protection from rats than
previous locations?
This doesn't mean you have to start doing your hair in a Rice flip, does it?

Kitty - BTW, Congrats, oh Worldly One!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Franzman" <dfranzma@pacbell.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 8:07 PM
Subject: [CHAT] Update on A Touch


> Hi folks
>
> Well another selling season is fast approaching.  I haven't said much in
the
> last few months because I've been working 7 days a week during the
offseason
> putting another greenhouse together.  I'll send a pic or two in the next
> couple of days.  Anyway this one is the fourth greenhouse and it's about
5,000
> sq ft. with bottom heating, automatic humidity and temp controls and
> fertigation system.  It took three months to put the whole thing together.
> What a bear!  Remind me not to do that again.
>
> However, it seems our plants are going foreign.  I have contracts now for
> exporting to the Marshall Islands, England and Russia if you can believe
that.
> Our first order for the Marshall Islands of 200 plants go out in a couple
of
> weeks.  We're currently gathering orders from Russian contacts and
hopefully
> they will go in April.  So, things are moving right along.
>
> I could have chosen an easier plant to raise.  They do present constant
> challenges but with those flowers they are worth it.  I think by late
spring
> we'll be up to 70 different varieties.
>
> Lastly I would appreciate it in the future if you all would use the proper
> honorific when addressing me.  I'm the U.S. Representative to the
> International Hibiscus Society.  You can call me Your Honor, or Mr.
> Representative, or The Bootless Wonder!
>
> DF
> http://www.atouchofthetropics.net
>
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