As researchers continue to experiment and to test new methods that produce stronger greenhouse crops, farmers share their knowledge about growing and marketing. By 1999, about 80 greenhouse firms in the Toledo area produced and exported flats of petunia, marigold, impatiens, New Guinea impatiens, pansy, and begonia. Most of these businesses are family owned, some for several generations. The vast majority of Toledo area greenhouse crops are grown for domestic export to Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Other floral greenhouses produce high quality potted flowers and many smaller greenhouses sell directly to the local residents, either through their own farm market or the Toledo Farmers Market.
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