Logistics

Pre-cooling

Our flowers immediately after harvest are grad, pack, and pre-cooled before keeping in the cold store or transportation by refrigerated vehicle. Pre-cooling reduces the heat produced by respiration, which prevents moisture from condensing on flowers and decreases the amount of ethylene inside the package. As such, it is very important for longevity of cut flowers.

Transport

Our roses are transported as early as possible after cutting since many varieties do not have vase life more than 7 days. The transportation from the farm to the airport refrigerated van. Temperature within the box around 2-40°C. In case of delay in flight, flowers put in cold store at the airport. Airlines have arrangements for maintaining temperature of the flower boxes within safe limits.

Storage

The ideal temperature to store roses is 1° to 3°C. It is wise to run several tests with roses in the refrigerator to ensure that the temperature control is reliable before attempting to store blooms intended for exhibition in this degree range. If the temperature drops below 1°C, the bloom will suffer frostbite. Often this damage is not visible until several hours after the bloom is remove from the refrigerator and is place on the exhibition table.