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Growing Greenhouse Vegetable

Transplants

ADVANTAGES

• Early and uniform transplants.

• Healthier plants.

• Less transplant shock.

• Earlier harvest of vegetables.

CROPS GROWN FROM

TRANSPLANTS

• Peppers
• Tomatoes
• Cabbage
• Broccoli
• Onion
• Watermelon
• Squash

GROWING THE TRANSPLANT

Trays are placed on a t-rail system of

benches.

Automated watering booms are used

to irrigate.

Fertilizer is injected into the

irrigation system.

Cooling the greenhouse.

• Fans are used to exhaust hot air.
• The sidewalls of some greenhouses lower to allow warm air to escape.

Insects, diseases, and weeds must

be intensively managed.

Transplants are grown 4 to 6

weeks before planting in the

field.

• One worker is assigned to 6,000 sq. ft. of greenhouse space.
• He is responsible for the growing process from seeding to maturity.

Farmers often take the transplants

to the field in the growing tray.

Many of the transplants are grown

to harvest using plasticulture.