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Forum

Injection of Oxcide and/or Clorine Dioxide into main water for greenhouse.

Started by Steve 31 minutes ago.

How accountable should cutting suppliers be held. 3 Replies

Started by Eric Rohloff. Last reply by Steve 56 minutes ago.

Retail employee uniforms, need advice 24 Replies

Started by m_shaub@yahoo.com. Last reply by Gail Vanik 12 hours ago.

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Steve added a discussion

Injection of Oxcide and/or Clorine Dioxide into main water for greenhouse.

Anyone using either one or both of these chemicals in your main water supply? How are they working for you?

31 minutes ago

Steve replied to Eric Rohloff's discussion 'How accountable should cutting suppliers be held.'

One way to hold them accountable is start reporting these issues right here on this forum for all growers to see. I know if I saw a particular supplier with these issues I would avoid buying from them like they had the plague. If the word gets out t…

56 minutes ago

Melissa J. Martin replied to Eric Rohloff's discussion 'How accountable should cutting suppliers be held.'

They should be 100% accountable, as a we grower we issue credit or pick up the product if it has any type of quality of issue. Even if the 'quality' is questionable and the vendor just wishes to be difficult, quality is something we take seriously,…

8 hours ago

Michael Pawelek replied to Eric Rohloff's discussion 'How accountable should cutting suppliers be held.'

Eric, As with most business, if you are a large user of their products you can inform them of the problem and most probably get some type of reimbursement if they want to keep your business. Little growers like me are out of luck. They would probabl…

9 hours ago

Eric Rohloff added a discussion

How accountable should cutting suppliers be held.

Yet another year with leafminers handed down from our cutting producer. This is not your local leafminer but a pesticide resistant one made at the cutting production facility. We learned how to deal with these 6 years ago. We have them under control…

9 hours ago

Pat Wisse, Krista Dwiggins, Scot and 3 more joined Fresh Air Forum

10 hours ago

Gail Vanik replied to m_shaub@yahoo.com's discussion 'Retail employee uniforms, need advice'

You might also check your state rules and regulations regarding company uniforms as well, before deciding what to do. In Colorado, if you want your staff to have uniforms, you MUST furnish them at no cost to the employee. This law just changed about…

12 hours ago

m_shaub@yahoo.com replied to m_shaub@yahoo.com's discussion 'Retail employee uniforms, need advice'

When we started the uniform process I did give each full time employee 5 shirts each, choice of high quality t-shirt or tank top. The one gentleman wanted a polo so we calculated what the others were getting to be equal to his. We let them have them…

16 hours ago