Catoctin Mountain Growers in Keymar , Maryland , is a leading manufacturer of predominantly flowering bedding industrial plant . In 2025 , the American home line of work will fete its fortieth day of remembrance . It will also be the first year of mathematical operation of the fresh 3 - acre ( 1.2 hour angle ) curl - Air greenhouse . Founder Robert ( Bob ) van Wingerden is pleased with his land - of - the - artistic creation convertible greenhouse , which can make the all - important spring peak even more profitable .
The history of Catoctin Mountain Growers dates back to 1985 , when Bob van Wingerden and his wife Denise found a small nursery with a greenhouse of only 0.4 acre . Based on hard work , commitment to quality and allegiance to both customers ( garden shopping center and retail chains ) and employees , the company grew steadily to its current growing orbit of 23 acres ( 9.3 ha ) .
Bob van Wingerden
" We grow as many as 150 motley of bedding works , both in greenhouses and outside in container and tray airfield , " says the founding Father-God . " Most of the body of work is done by our child these Clarence Day , but we are still involve in the business . "
First encounterThe continued committal of the founders led to the new construction of 3 acres of Roll - Air glasshouse last yr . No small investment , but highly justified , fit in to the experienced grower . " The Roll - Air is a gamey - end transmutable film nursery , perhaps the considerably usable , " he notes . " We had been looking for such a greenhouse type for some time , but every stain had its shortcomings . specially maintenance can be a nightmare . Therefore , it had not yet come about . In early 2024 , I visited the outside plant fair IPM in Germany . On exhibit at the Rovero booth was the Roll - Air . I was impressed by the quality of the construction and the mechanism with which the roof open and closes . smartly plan and very solid ! "
Bob took his experiences and the necessary documentation home to discuss . A short time later on , design for fresh construction were concretized . . A few months after that , the containers with construction parts and polyfilm from the Netherlands arrived in Keymar .
Transition between inside and outsideThe Roll - Air greenhouse serve a clean-cut aim : to produce even more quality plant life during the all - of import spring peak . " Plants do n’t always have an easy time transitioning from the comparatively warm greenhouse to the container field of study , where weather conditions vary greatly , " explain the plant agriculturist . " In early leaping , dark frosts and precipitation are always lurking and these can be detrimental to the growth and ornamental value of the crop .
Still , at some power point the plant life need to go alfresco to season off . With a transformable greenhouse you may make that transition smoother and safer for tender varieties . From the glass greenhouse they go to the Roll - Air to sedately indurate off and continue growing until the mo they can eventually go out of doors or be delivered to customers . As long as the weather condition permits , the greenhouse is completely open . In bad weather or too low temperatures , you shut the deck and the plant is protected from that . "
Less dropout , better qualityThe Maryland - base entrepreneur expects the better - regulate clipping and inure off of their plants in the March - May menses to result in less downtime , better plant quality and a more uniform Cartesian product . " This allow for us to get even more out of the bound , which is important because we realize almost three - quarter of our one-year sales in that short menstruum , " Van Wingerden said . " The Roll - Air nursery could increase sales and margins importantly . Whether it will in reality follow we have to wait and see , but I am surefooted . specially since Rovero now also has a good dealer in this part of the United States . "
" I was impressed with the quality of the construction and the mechanism by which the cap opens and fill up . Cleverly designed and very solid , " said Bob van Wingerden .
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