Air conditioned work room v. florist cooler/fridge

[RWK]

Regardless of SAf's opinions......I not only cut underwater, but also use floralife Quickdip and floral preservative......and When I use flowers at my worktable....I dip the stems in a small bit of Quickdip at my table just to insure that they take up the maximum amount of water......which more often than not, gives us about a 10 to 14 day rose vase life.

 

[Joe Mioux]

I stopped doing it years ago. I still make the staff cut under running though.

However, with that said, it is still a very good idea to wash away any debris and dirt from the stems that will grow "stuff" in the water that will eventually clog the xylem and phloem.

Joe

P.S. I am WAY WAY faster than they are with cutting and placing in the stock vases!

Let me be more clear, I stopped doing it years ago on certain flowers and it is based on other variables.

Such as...

When I am in a hurry and know the flowers are going to be used that day, I forgo cutting under running water. Additionally, I will cut under running water for the major holidays, such as Valentine's Day when I process roses 7 days out from the actual day.

Joe

 

[Joe Mioux]

Regardless of SAf's opinions......I not only cut underwater, but also use floralife Quickdip and floral preservative......and When I use flowers at my worktable....I dip the stems in a small bit of Quickdip at my table just to insure that they take up the maximum amount of water......which more often than not, gives us about a 10 to 14 day rose vase life.

Why under water? All you are doing is contaminating the new-freshly cut stems with the previous flower bunches' dirt?

Joe

 

[RWK]

Because we don't have the equipment set up right to cut under running water.....which I would rather do.....we use the next best thing.....Microbloc by Floralife to retard bacterial growth and change the water every ten bunches.

 

[Joe Mioux]

Because we don't have the equipment set up right to cut under running water.....which I would rather do.....we use the next best thing.....Microbloc by Floralife to retard bacterial growth and change the water every ten bunches.

O,K, now that makes sense and is a good practice. FWIW, All we do is hold a bunch under the sink faucet and cut the bunch. The stems fall into one of those black rectangular shipping containers that wholesalers receive flowers-in-water in. I just drilled a bunch of small holes to drain the water.

 

[lori042499]

what if I have a window air conditioner running and also a humidifier.....do they cancel each other out? :hammer:

An airconditioner works by taking the humidity out of the air and evaorating it. If you put a humidifier into the room, you are only making the airconditioner work harder and will burn it up faster....

 

[lori042499]

Most Flowers should be kept at 34-38 degrees, with the exception of tropicals and orchids. There is no airconditioner in the world that can hold a room at that temp. Flowers also need humidity, the air from an aircoditioner is dry air, so even if you did find a giant airconditioner to cool a room to 36 degrees, it would dry out the flowers and take away vase life. In a pinch, for event work or deliveries going out the next day, I would be OK in my shop to rely on an airconditioner to hold the flowers. I know many basement Betty's that rely on airconditioners to keep their flowers from wednesday on til sat or sun whenever the event is. It is a gamble and the flowers were never allowed to harden. Hydrangeas, roses and soft flowers are at a risk of wilting at anytime because the proper care and handling was not used. The hardening up(cooling after hydrating) stage is very inmportant for some flowers.