Supported Employment > Seawinds Nursery > Operational Procedures – Seawinds > Seawinds Saturday Procedure
Authorised by Seawinds Nursery Manager
Date: 21 June 2023
Seawinds Saturday Procedure
Customers & hand watering are the main priority for Saturday; however, the following tasks can be completed.
Follow opening procedure.
•Check “Selma” polytunnel for vegetable or flower stock ready for sale – Make sure stock has rooted out in pot/punnet. If unsure, leave for following week. Price & tag stock where necessary, put in retail shade house.
•Check for dry spots in polytunnels/shade houses- Hand water where necessary.
•Thoroughly hand water retail area – A couple seconds per pot. Sometimes this task can take hours depending on customers.
•Tidy, deadhead, trim or fertilise stock in the retail area where necessary.
•Weed or de-cobweb retail area.
•Sweep & mop kitchen area and office in the work shed.
•Clean staff toilets, sweep & mop floors.
•Catch up on Carelink notes.
•Familiarise with retail stock & their planting requirements.
Follow closing procedure