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Table 3. Schedule <strong>of</strong> Labor Operations with a Spring Crop From<br />

Early-December to Mid-July and a Fall Crop<br />

From Early-August to Late-December for<br />

<strong>Greenhouse</strong> Production <strong>of</strong> Tomatoes and<br />

Cucumbers.<br />

Operation<br />

Plant seeds for Spring<br />

Transplant to pots<br />

Transplant to beds<br />

Stringing and pruning<br />

Pollination<br />

Harvest<br />

Clean up<br />

Plant seeds for fall<br />

Transplant to pots<br />

Transplant to beds<br />

String and pruning<br />

Pollination<br />

Harvest<br />

Clean up<br />

Tomatoes<br />

Dec 1-7<br />

Dec 8-31<br />

Feb 1-7<br />

Feb 22-May 21<br />

Mar 1-May 21<br />

Apr 15-July 7<br />

July 1-7<br />

Aug 1-7<br />

Aug 8-31<br />

Sep 8-14<br />

Oct 1-Nov 14<br />

Oct 8-Nov 14<br />

Nov 22-Dec 31<br />

Dec 22-31<br />

Cucumbers<br />

Dec 1-7<br />

Dec 8-31<br />

Feb 1-7<br />

Feb 22-May 21<br />

Not needed<br />

Mar 22-July 7<br />

July 1-7<br />

Aug 1-7<br />

Aug 8-31<br />

Sep 8-14<br />

Oct 1-Nov 14<br />

Not needed<br />

Nov 1-Dec 31<br />

Dec 22-31<br />

7

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