Personable Gardener bringing comprehensive knowledge of botany and horticulture, as well as the various planting seasons for bulbs, vegetables, cannabis and ornamental plants. Comfortable in all seasons. Professional Value: -Extensive knowledge of plant production, care and export. -10+ years experience in the greenhouse industry. -Proficient internet skills, including Metric, Excel, Outlook and Word. -Knowledge of large-scale commercial plant cultivation, including nutrient requirements, media mixing, light requirements, EC and pH tracking, temperature control, moisture management, IPM, production planning, etc.
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Co-OwnerWin Gardens Aug 2021 - Present -
Greenhouse ManagerTidal Creek Growers, Inc. Oct 2020 - Jul 2021Help to oversee production planning, ordering materials, communications with growing, planting and order picking teams. Also, help to oversee IPM, fertility, water quality, environmental controls, pH/EC, media testing, tissue testing, spraying and watering, transplanting, loading and unloading trucks, general repairs and people management. (5-10 persons) -
Head GrowerSunmed Growers Aug 2017 - Oct 2020In charge of making all cultivation decisions having to do with environment, fertilizer, IPM, production planning, water quality, media testing, tissue testing, material ordering and inventory and management of greenhouse staff (20-25 persons)
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Construction Site ManagerJtc Development Apr 2017 - Aug 2017Built a state of the art 60,000 sq ft greenhouse. Helped with everything from pouring concrete to driving heavy equipment.
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Assistant GrowerDutch Heritage Gardens Jan 2011 - Feb 2017Help to oversee plant production and growing on all young plugs and liners from seeds or URC. Manage a small team of growers on day to day tasks such as watering, spacing, spraying, planting or moving plant materials, water quality, soil testing and tissue testing.
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Intern / General LaborerRuigrok Flowerbulbs Jun 2014 - Sep 2014De Zilk, Zuid Holland, NlI was lucky enough to have the opportunity to live in Holland and work at a bulb factory that exports more than 500 million bulbs worldwide every year!While I was there I was trained on every step it takes to get these bulbs from the dirt to stores around the USA and the world.I helped harvest, clean, sort, package and load just about every different kind of tulip, hyacinths and daffodils.
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Christopher Van Wingerden Education Details
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Pikes Peak State CollegeGeneral
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Christopher Van Wingerden works for Win Gardens
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Christopher Van Wingerden's current role is Co-Owner at Win Gardens.
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Christopher Van Wingerden attended Pikes Peak State College.
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