More Outdoor Growing Images & Ideas

Simple weed mat along with an irrigation system can add valuable outdoor growing space providing growers the ability to grow more production within a single season.

Finished Hanging Basket Production: As you continue to ship from your greenhouse, refill those areas with baskets grown, and hardened off outdoors. These will be some of the most beautiful finished material you've offered all season.

Limited only by your desire, outdoor space minimizes your limits and maximizes your growing potential.

A simple slow emitter drip tube system makes watering a simple task, greatly reducing the amount of labor involved.

Not actually related to outdoor growing, but worth mentioning. Utilizing the Proven Winners dangling tags helps create that destination at retail, making it easy for consumers to locate Proven Winners brand combinations. Four Star has taken an extra step of naming our combination plantings, such as Sunshine and Lollipops shown above. We found that both consumers and even retails find it easier to reorder as they remember the name much easier than the individual varieties within it. Naming baskets also make it easier on your labor, as there is less confusion about what to pull.

Courtyard areas (a name we adopted for our empty space between greenhouses), becomes an excellent area for outdoor production. Many time protected from the wind, plants receive that extra protection but still enjoy full light levels from the natural sun. Notice we have even created more space by hanging baskets on the Vent posts.

Photo taken April 30, 2007 - We've already began shipping 4.50 pots (which have been growing outside) to local retailers. Supertunia Royal Velvet, pictured above are perfect for retail, with great branching and early flowering - A Proven Winners top seller!