February 24th, 2011 
Todd 
Question by !!joinCampaignforLiberty!!: What are the main duties of working in a greenhouse or nursery?
I’m going in to apply for a job at a greenhouse tomorrow. I’d like to know what the job duties are and what I will be expected to know.
Thanks.
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Answer by MR BIG.
Cleaning windows.
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growing plants, washing all those panes of glass
Moving mulch bags around helping customers put the mulch bags in their cars. I’m assuming you mean like a commercial garden center.
Do you know where the watering can is…?!?
#1 Don’t kill the plants by over fertilization.
#2 Always becareful about how you handle chemicals.
Watering and taking care of plants and trees.
For the most accurate list of duties, go to http://www.monster.com
search for jobs in nurseries and greenhouses around the US. Each listing will have a list of duties. Check a couple of listings to obtain a accurate and complete list.
Good luck on the interview!
water plants correctly, inspect for bugs and treat as needed
propagation, weeding, lifting lifting lifting, planting,
ball and burlap
customer service
the list goes on a long long way
Finding out how much water each plant gets each week, which plants stay out in the sun, which ones don’t, how to trim them (remove dead leaves), also what kind of pots each should be put into. Not all plants require the same attention.
Growing and polinating plants. Watering plants. Getting plants ready for selling. Filling orders for retail sales. Saving seeds from flowers for more plants.Creating compost piles from the old plants and used soil. Putting compost through a shredding machine. Putting used soil through a soil sterilizer. making cuttings from parent plants and starting new plants in flats. It’s all good work if you can get it. In the winter it is like a little oasis of living growing green things when everything outside is dead. Good luck.
planting,sales,cleaning,many things