care and handling
cleaner manufactured for floral industry
what is inspect?
check packages, not broken down wet/ soggy, straps out.
how may inches should you cut off the stem?
storage cooler
36- 40 degrees and 38 degrees is average
chrysanthemums
carnations, green trick, daisy's, sweet William
what is sanitation?
flowers should be stored in clean buckets, cut them with clean tools. white buckets you can see if bucket is clean.
what should you remove when flowers get to your shop before you put them in water?
rubber bans, plastic around the flowers
how long should the stand out?
1-4 hours
shipping temperatures for cut flowers should be?
33- 35 degrees
ti leaves, leather leaf, tree fern
24 hours
when flower stem is brown it shows it decline ( death of the tissue?)
2-3 inches
waxflower
smells like lemon
2-3 inches
diagonal
tulips
should be cut one inches or so
with appropriate amount of fresh flower food and water. use manufacture directions.
what is carbohydrate?
sucrose
lowers the ph of tap water to acidic range of 3.8 preferred by flowers. this keeps water cleaner longer.
WRC
flowers should be
50 - 80 cm