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markets are the biggest seasons." Payne said. Ornamental plants are started from seeds and from cuttings. The Poinsettia cuttings are purchased from Florida and it takes from August 22 until November 1 to get them ready for the December market. Some of the Poinsettias are beginning to show a little color now.”
Last spring Paul bought 5000 flats of bedding plants because, so far, he doesn’t have space enough to grow his own. However, he says, he is putting up two more greenhouses, one right away.
The greenhouses are located on the property of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Burner on the old road to Culpeper, Route 611. How did Paul happen to come to Amissville for his business enterprise? The Paynes and Nelson and Jean Burner have been friends for years; as a matter of fact. Nelson, a barber in Warrenton, gave Paul his first haircut They had an adequate tract of land not in use so this is a compatible situation for both parties.
The greenhouses are wood and aluminum frames with plastic covering. It takes about 30 tons of gravel for the floor of each greenhouse. There is, of course, a heating system fired with propane and huge fans for circulation. In the event of a paralyzing snow and interruption of electricity. Payne has a large generator to take over. "During the summer, especially the one just past, I
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