gives new ideas she can pass on to her customers. 



All this variety and information is labor Intensive — 

 eight or nine people can be working there during the 

 height of the season. Automatic watering doesn't work 

 well because "with that number of varieties, a lot of 

 them in fairly small quantities, there's a wide range of 

 requirements — some need watering, some don't ." A 

 lot of individual attention is given. 



"WE TRY to be as up-to-date as possible. We try to 

 do the things a big grower would do, even if we do it 

 on a small scale We use a seeder — it's a hand 

 seeder, but we use it And when plugs came out, we 

 used them immediately — ahead of some of the larger 

 growers. I'm constantly reading about the industry. ..' 



...and coming up with new ways to improve Rye 

 Ridge — another new walkway up the hill; a shade gar- 

 den near the pines; maybe another glass house re- 

 placing one of the plastics... 



In winter, she needs to keep the heat on in the 

 glass house in order to prevent the pipes from freez- 

 ing. She grows one cool crop — Martha Washingtons — 

 to wholesale This done, she starts her pansy crop at 

 the beginning of January. The house — parallel to the 

 road — becomes an advertisement. "People driving by 

 can watch the progress of the crops and begin count- 

 ing the days to the first of May " And every May 

 there'll be new varieties and innovations. A lot can 

 be done on two acres. (B.P.) 



Rye Ridge Greenery is al 630 "Washington Road. Rye, New 

 Hampshire. U's open every day May \ -August 31 from 10 

 until five. The phone number there is (603) 964-5339 



from the Griffin Guru 



Ready to Go Gutter-connected? 



Why should you start thinking about going to 

 a gutter-connected greenhouse? Although 

 factors and costs vary, the reason Is still the 

 same and can be summed up In one word — 

 efficiency. 



When you decide you need Increased efficiency 

 In the production of your crop, gutter-connected 

 structures may help you achieve this goal. Large 

 block growing areas are most desirable when 

 growing a single crop or several with similar re- 

 quirements. Large block framing allows better 

 temperature control with less surface heat loss 

 and Is Ideal for boom watering systems which 

 give uniform watering labor-free. Rolling 



benches — maximum growing surface without any 

 sacrifice In crop handling ease — are also easily 

 fitted In. These can be quickly expanded by ei- 

 ther widening or lengthening. 



All In all, the gutter-connected greenhouse of- 

 fers many benefits that should be looked Into 

 when thinking about your growing needs. 



JOSEPH GIANNINO 



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