Ryan Knauer
Company
Profile Products LLC
Job Title
Head Grower
Accomplishments
- Propagated and finished many crops for the world-class displays at Longwood Gardens.
- Being a member of a research and development team that produces new and innovative grower substrates for the commercial grower and home gardener.
- Oversees Profile’s internal plant trials.
Extracurricular
Year-Round Read: Ryan’s favorite book is “The Ecke Poinsettia Manual.” “I’ve been growing poinsettia crops for 15 years and, at some point each time, I take this book out and learn something new.”
Fun Facts
Born in Borneo: Ryan was born in the interior part of the island in a small village. His dad was a bush pilot in Indonesia at the time.
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