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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

10

Job Duties:

Crops/commodities: Nursery stock, including bedding plants, trees, and shrubs. Perform manual and mechanized tasks associated with the indoor and outdoor production of horticultural products. Plant, cultivate, and maintain nursery stock, trees, shrubs, bedding plants, plugs, liners, hanging baskets, greenhouse-grown specialty plants, and other horticultural varieties. Prepare fields/soil for planting. Plant/propagate plants. Remove/cull stock, debris, tree stumps, brush, ferns, vines, and other growth from planting area using hand tools or mechanized equipment (rakes, shovels, hoes, tractors, mattocks, brush hooks and/or axes). Plant/pot seedlings or 'liners' by hand or mechanical planter. Fill and label trays and move product to/from greenhouses and loading/unloading areas. Prepare plants for digging by tying or wrapping as necessary. Hand dig trees or other plants with shovel or tree spade. Crimp wire baskets. Attach hangers to baskets and hang throughout holding house. Move containerized plants using rolling/electric carts. Load/unload trucks and product from conveyor belt. Install/remove plastic coverings. Perform general plant maintenance. Train, prune, trim, shear, space, transplant and cull trees and/or plants to ensure availability of marketable product. Shear trees with proper taper and bud cut angle for quality. Tie/position trees and/or plants by tying or wrapping as necessary. Count, grade, and inventory trees. Select trees for cutting according to grade. Cut trees using axe or chainsaw. Drag cut trees from cutting area. Bale trees using a tree baler. Wrap burlap or other covering around root balls and secure with twine and/or staples. Crimp wire baskets. Pack, label, tag, pull, sort, and store plants by variety. Install/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate, and crop conditions. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, forklifts, skid loaders. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences. Handle product carefully to prevent damage. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with routine maintenance on equipment. Clean/sanitize work areas and equipment. Work is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movement and extensive walking. Work is required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures ranging from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Must wear assigned personal protective equipment with required. Must report for work wearing work clothes and boots or other durable footwear. Workers wearing inappropriate clothing will not be permitted to start work.

Job Classification:

45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

This job requires a minimum of three months of agricultural experience working in a nursery handling both manual and mechanized tasks associated with the production of nursery stock, including bedding plants, trees, and shrubs. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs. Saturday work required, when necessary. Employer-paid post-hire drug testing may be required after a worker has an accident at work. A driver's license is preferred but not required.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Homestead Gardens, Inc.

Location:

Davidsonville, MD 21035

Worksite

Address:

743 W. Central Avenue, Davidsonville, MD 21035

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25337-453171

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

H-2A wage is $15.90/hr. Returning workers who completed at least one prior season of employment will be paid a wage equivalent to the wage earned at the completion of the most recent contract.

Date Posted:

12/9/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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