Greenhouse Support

Plant Businesses

A number of schools use greenhouses to start plants and seedlings for special fundraising plant sales. These include garden vegetable, flower, and herb seedlings; houseplants from cuttings; and even Easter lilies and poinsettias. Typically, students are responsible for researching specific plant needs, projecting sales, starting and caring for plants, and promoting and staffing the sale. Rather than selling seedlings, some schools plant them to beautify local parks, senior centers, and other community locations. Others raise seedlings, marigolds, herb plants, or houseplants for Mother's Day or other holiday gifts.

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