How did you get into Greenhouse Agriculture?
In the fall of 2001, I was on a tour of agricultural operations up the central coast with a group from university. While I was always interested in greenhouse growing I had no concept of the scope or possibilities of greenhouse farming until we visited Houweling’s Nurseries. From that moment, I knew the career I wanted to pursue.
After finishing school I joined the Houweling’s team.… Read more
I can’t believe the Holiday Season is upon us. That means, this blog has been up for just over a year and I’m still surprised when I hear from people who read them. But it does make me pleased.
2013 will mark another exciting year for Houweling’s Tomatoes and I am looking forward to it. Here at Houweling’s we are going to continue to focus on bringing the best tomatoes to you.… Read more
It was never my intention to get technical with my blog. But I have to admit that it is awfully hard to talk about reproducing plants from seedlings without getting into complex systems and processes. Nonetheless, for those interested in propagation at Houweling’s, I’m going to try to limit the technical talk and give you a lesson, with a quick and easy Q & A format. I have also included an interesting 60 second video tour conducted by my nephew Ruben, who is Houweling’s Propagation Manager.… Read more
