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KO: These here, this is cucumber. These, we seed 'em directly by hand; the machine will not handle the seed for the cucumbers, and some of the other things. And the only herb we grow is basil, and... we seed those directly also into the container.

RW: What other vegetables do you grow?

KO: Oh, gosh, we grow everything from brussel sprouts, zucchinis, lettuce, cauliflower. Here's another piece of equipment that washes the trays that we use for seedlings. These have all been washed. And you run the water in there and put 'em through the machine, they come out nice and clean, hopefully.

And this area here is a holding area for bedding plants that we want to take out of the greenhouse. It's not heated. And this is a brand new structure and it replaces a structure that went down in the snowstorm of 1996. They're made so that you can roll up the sides, get a good air movement. And... if it gets below freezing, you have a little problem, but at this time of the year, I think we're pretty safe. Right now it's primarily tomatoes, and there's a few impatiens way down at the end.

RW: So you would use this as a cooling off?

KO: That's right, hardening area. At one time, this was one of the areas where we used to grow mums. Nothing but chrysanthemums right on the ground.

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