Growing Up

Extra Long

Larry — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:18:40 +0000

Wow, We have past, and managed to survive, our so called long weekend.

The nice part is that the traffic hasn't stopped. Tuesday and Wednesday showed no signs of slowing down. Hopefully today will be just as frantic.

We are now low, or out of certain trees and shrubs, which we have to order again. We are also low on some hard goods and chemicals and we are,
--- definitely low on container vegetables!

Not Enough

Larry — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:31:06 +0000

Hey, this past Victoria Day Weekend was a real hum-dinger. We had a total of eight people working in the retail area filling shelves, running the cash register, and feeding and watering plants all weekend, and we still couldn't keep up.

Simply put, we were unable to cover the traffic flow. For example Two staff members yesterday were carrying in finished containers, from the growing greenhouses, and placing them in the Soil/Container Retail house. When they returned with the next load, they could be placed in the exact same spot, as the previous lot, had already been sold, and was gone.

Me thinks, I might have to remodel the cash register area, so two systems could be running side by side, instead of only one. We will not need two normally, except for these crazy Vic Day Holiday weekends.

Then at the least, maybe we could get the customers,
--- back to their gardens faster!

Show #3 2013

Larry — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:05:51 +0000

The following is the Third Show in our "Let's Grow Series" for 2013, produced by Global TV Regina:

--- As always, your comments are welcome!

Tree Busy

Larry — Fri, 17 May 2013 06:44:14 +0000

Hey, it never rains here, it just pours instead.

In past three days we have received and unloaded two truck loads of trees, shrubs, and perennials.

In between the unloading and sorting, we filled and shipped two truck loads of plants to a wholesale account. Yep, we have been behind and running crazy for that last few days. In the meantime we also managed to set a brand new record for,

--- our largest single day's retail sales ever!

Show #2 2013

Larry — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:01:14 +0000

The following is the Second Show in our "Let's Grow Series" for 2013, produced by Global TV Regina:

--- As always, your comments are welcome!

Show #1 2013

Larry — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:59:32 +0000

The following is the First Show in our "Let's Grow Series" for 2013, produced by Global TV Regina:

--- As always, your comments are welcome!