The Bedding Plant Industry
Every spring, our grandmothers and mothers go to the Comstock
greenhouses to buy some of the prettiest flowers we have ever seen.
We talked to John Esman of Esman Greenhouse and to a representative
of the Kalamazoo Plant Growers Co-op about the bedding plant industry in Comstock.
Questions and Answers
Who started the bedding plant industry in Comstock ?
Celery growers started the industry.
How many greenhouses are there in Comstock?
There are 58 in one co-op.
How many kinds of flowers are there in one co-op?
There are 200 different kinds of flowers.
How long ago did the greenhouses start?
They started in the mid fifties.
Why did the greenhouses start?
Farmers couldn't compete with celery growers in California.
Why are there so many greenhouses in Comstock?
The people that started the bedding plant industry grew up in Comstock
and felt comfortable starting their businesses here.
by
Meghan and Carrie
