A Southern California Nursery Tour

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Source: thebenjamin.wordpress.com --- Saturday, August 10, 2013
I spent a large portion of this week touring nurseries in the San Diego area and talking to growers. I saw many production systems, heard stories of innovation and entrepreneurship, and added to my understanding of the California ornamental plant industry. I won?t bore you with all the details. Instead of talking about the things that I learned about the industry I?ll focus on some of the other things I gleaned from this trip. I saw some great old trucks. The mild climate helps vehicles age gracefully with little care. I was reminded numerous times while walking through production fields that it was ?snake season.? I did not see one snake. But lizards were plentiful. The largest lizards were very elusive; I only saw the blur as they disappeared. I suspect this paranoia is what allows big lizards to reach their full size before becoming lunch. The only lizards I could photograph were similar to the SLO lizards. By the time this trip wrapped up I was seriously considering bringing my beard back. Or dying some gray into my hair. Or wearing glasses. Or wearing the customized shirt on the right. I say this in a joking fashion, but there is a grain of truth here. Age provides some credibility in research and industry. In addition to looking young I guess I must also look or sound trustworthy. Several growers told me secrets?things that are secret for good reason, admitting them could result in legal trouble. These confessions were very ...

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