What is a nursery farm?
December 5th, 2007Most nursery farms can grow annuals, perennials, woody plants like trees and shrubs, specialty plants such as Christmas trees and Poinsettia flowers, and even vegetables. Most nursery farms grow a combination of these plant types, but very few manage all of them at once. These plant types have a wide variety of different uses, including plants grown for decorative flower gardening and landscaping uses, vegetable and agricultural plants for food, and specialty plants for special and decorative occasions.
Most nursery farms grow their plants in greenhouses, which are buildings that are constructed from glass or plastic tunnels. These greenhouse systems are designed in order to protect young plants from harsh unbearable weather such as frost or heavy rain, while still allowing for the right amount of ventilation and light. Modern greenhouses in nursery farms are capable of creating automated control for ventilation, light and temperature. They also typically include semi-automated systems for feeding and watering all of the plants in the nursery farm.
Some nursery farms specialize only in one single phase of the process, which means only the propagation, only the growing out or only the retail sales. Other nursery farms only specialize in one type of plant, such as only ground covers, only fruit trees, only shade plants or only rock garden plants.