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Plan, organize, direct, control, and coordinate activities of workers engaged in propagating, cultivating, and harvesting horticultural specialties, such as trees, shrubs, flowers, mushrooms, and other plants.

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• Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display or exhibition, or for research.
• Identify plants as well as problems such as diseases, weeds, and insect pests.
• Tour work areas to observe work being done, to inspect crops, and to evaluate plant and soil conditions.
• Assign work schedules and duties to nursery or greenhouse staff, and supervise their work.
• Determine plant growing conditions, such as greenhouses, hydroponics, or natural settings, and set planting and care schedules.
• Apply pesticides and fertilizers to plants.
• Hire employees, and train them in gardening techniques.
• Select and purchase seeds, plant nutrients, disease control chemicals, and garden and lawn care equipment.
• Determine types and quantities of horticultural plants to be grown, based on budgets, projected sales volumes, and/or executive directives.
• Explain and enforce safety regulations and policies.