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Specialty Cut Flowers: The Production of Annuals, by Allan M. Armitage

By Allan M. Armitage

A ebook written basically as a certified reference that still has confirmed helpful to amateurs a result of intensity of the data supplied. Gardeners who develop plants for developing floral screens will locate the author's tips on optimum phases of harvest precious.

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Ball Publishing, Batavia, Ill. , L. Smith, T. Hayahsi, B. Fausey, A. Cameron, R. Heins, and W. Carlson. 2000. Forcing perennials, Achillea. In Firing Up Perennials: the 2000 Edition. Greenhouse Grower, Willoughby, Ohio. Perry, L. 1989. Perennial cut flowers. In Proc. 2nd Natl. Conf. on Specialty Cut Flowers. Athens, Ga. Sarkka, L. 1991. Wintertime production of Achillea and Physostegia with supplementary lighting and CO2 enrichment. Abstr. presented at 2nd International Symposium on Development of New Floricultural Crops.

Bredmose. 1986. (Three new cut flowers for growing in early spring) Tre nye snitblomster til dyrkning i det tidlige forar. Gertner Tidende 102(18):574–575. Nau, J. 1999. Ball Culture Guide. 3rd ed. Ball Publishing, Batavia, Ill. , L. Smith, T. Hayahsi, B. Fausey, A. Cameron, R. Heins, and W. Carlson. 2000. Forcing perennials, Achillea. In Firing Up Perennials: the 2000 Edition. Greenhouse Grower, Willoughby, Ohio. Perry, L. 1989. Perennial cut flowers. In Proc. 2nd Natl. Conf. on Specialty Cut Flowers.

Producers who provide dried material should do so as a primary focus, not as means of using up unsold fresh production. Cultural methods, harvest stage, and postharvest techniques differ for dried production. ” Garbage in equals garbage out. “Fresh” dried material—harvested at the optimum stage, treated correctly, and smartly displayed—can compete with flowers anywhere and is far more appealing than leftovers dried as an afterthought. Dried materials are not “dead sticks and twigs,” but include colorful flowers, preserved fruits, and soft, supple stems whose postharvest life is far superior to that of fresh material.

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