By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer When head grower Sebby Milano began working at Winterberry Gardens in 2003, he remembers how the garden center began with one greenhouse. Eleven years later, Winterberry has “grown” into a total of three state-of-the-art greenhouses, all equipped with annuals, perennials, and a variety of fresh produce. “Our plants are very healthy, very clean,” said Milano, who enjoys watching the plants grow from start to finish. “We feel really good seeing healthy plants go out to market, and we take pride in making sure our plants are very healthy, clean and hopefully provide a summer full of enjoyment for our guests.” From 15 different tomatoes to peppers, herbs and eggplants to lettuces, broccoli and kale, Winterberry provides consumers with a variety of different vegetables to choose from. Growers started planting the seeds around the third week of March, followed by two-week rotations. “We grow a lot of hybrid vegetables…they’re much more productive, much more disease-resistant and more vibrant,” said Milano, adding that Winterberry sells thousands of vegetables each year. “Every two weeks we have new batches of tomatoes being seeded so there’s constant supply of new and fresh varieties.” Located at 2070 West Street in Southington, [...]
By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer When head grower Sebby Milano began working at Winterberry Gardens in 2003, he remembers how the garden center began with one greenhouse. Eleven years later, Winterberry has “grown” into a total of three state-of-the-art greenhouses, all equipped with annuals, perennials, and a variety of fresh produce. “Our plants are very healthy, very clean,” said Milano, who enjoys watching the plants grow from start to finish. “We feel really good seeing healthy plants go out to market, and we take pride in making sure our plants are very healthy, clean and hopefully provide a summer full of enjoyment for our guests.” From 15 different tomatoes to peppers, herbs and eggplants to lettuces, broccoli and kale, Winterberry provides consumers with a variety of different vegetables to choose from. Growers started planting the seeds around the third week of March, followed by two-week rotations. “We grow a lot of hybrid vegetables…they’re much more productive, much more disease-resistant and more vibrant,” said Milano, adding that Winterberry sells thousands of vegetables each year. “Every two weeks we have new batches of tomatoes being seeded so there’s constant supply of new and fresh varieties.” Located at 2070 West Street in Southington, [...]