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As
one of the partners of G and G Peppers, LLC, Greg Cox has been
involved in the family agriculture business all his life. He then
personally started his own agriculture business in 1975 with grain
crops such as corn and soybeans. In 1980 he branched out to producing
tomatoes for companies, one of which was Red Gold, Inc. From there
he started his U.S. greenhouse production in 1985 with just 500,000
plants. Today, 25 milion seeds are used for transplants.
All vegetable groups
are represented, from greenhouse processed vegetables, fresh vegetable
plants and greenhouse vegetable production. His total greenhouse
plant production operation expanded in 1992 from the USA to Mexico,
Greece,
Romania,
and
Hungary
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The high quality pepper seeds and varieties
are started in the Cox Farms greenhouses during the month of April.
Growing time is 6 weeks in the greenhouses, meaning planting in the
field begins first to mid-May. The pepper transplants are transported
and planted in the field within 1-2 days of leaving the greenhouse,
allowing the same quality as if planted 1-2 hours after leaving the
greenhouse. By doing this, there is minimum stress on the plants,
giving them a strong start.
To assure optimum
growing conditions for the season, drip irrigation is placed in
the fields at the proper time. Peppers are harvested 2-3 times at
their peak maturity to assure the highest quality for G and G Peppers,
LLC during the months of August, September, and October. |
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