ASCFG Books
Postharvest Handling of Cut Flowers and Greens
$85 Member $100 Non-member
Description
A Practical Guide for Commercial Growers, Wholesalers, and Retailers
Postharvest care must be accomplished at every stage of the marketing chain. This book will help you understand these stages and increase postharvest longevity of your flowers.
Postharvest performance of crops has emerged as one of the most important issues in floriculture. The poor performance of cut flowers and greens is increasingly viewed as depressing sales relative to that of other gift items. Every incident of poor performance reduces future sales by the purchaser and anyone else they tell about the product.
John Dole, North Carolina State University, Robert Stamps, University of Florida, Alicain Carlson, North Carolina State University, Iftikhar Ahmad, North Carolina State University and University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Lane Greer, Oklahoma State University, Judy Laushman, Editor. 360 pages
Specialty Cut Flowers, Second Edition
$55 Member $70 Non-member
Description
by Allan Armitage & Judy Laushman, 636 pages, softbound. This greatly revised and expanded edition of Specialty Cut Flowers offers a unique perspective on cut flower production, bringing together in one place the information growers need to propagate and cultivate their eye-catching plants. Introductory chapters offer a discussion of domestic and foreign production, a brief overview of trends, and general comments and techniques for the postharvest care of flowers, including drying and preserving. The main body of the book gives extensive coverage of annual, perennial, bulbous, and woody species for commercial cut flower production, including propagation and growing-on methods, environmental factors, yield in the field, greenhouse forcing, stage of harvest, postharvest handling, and pests and diseases. For easier reference, plants now appear in single, straightforward A-to-Z order. Reflecting decades of research and writing by two distinguished horticulturists, Specialty Cut Flowers will be an indispensable reference for the nursery bookshelf
Woody Cut Stems, Production and Postharvest Handling of Branches for Flowers, Fruit, and Foliage
$75 Member $90 Non-member (S&H included within US)
Description
Woody Cut Stems
513 pages
This book is designed to educate new and existing cut flower growers on the aspects of growing, harvesting, and selling branches of trees and shrubs for their flowers, fruit, foliage, and stems. Growers, Farmer Florists, and home or commercial floral designers will learn when to cut and how to handle woody cuts from their landscapes.
Woody cut stems provide a variety of forms, colors, and textures to cut flower growers’ product lines, as familiar offerings such as lilac and forsythia, or less common species like beautyberry and Himalayan honeysuckle. Until now, however, commercial growers have lacked a printed resource that addresses how to choose, cultivate, and harvest these increasingly popular plants, as well as the critical postharvest handling and use guidelines.
Growers eager to add woody cut stems to their produce line will find this book all the information needed to expand their businesses in profitable new directions, while florists will discover a fresh new frontier of versatile plants that inspire adventurous designs.
John Dole, North Carolina State University
Lane Greer, Oklahoma State University
The Flower Farmer, An Organic Grower's Guide to Raising and Selling Cut Flowers
$35 Member $40 Non-member (S&H included within US)
Description
The Flower Farmer
266 pages
Excerpt from the Preface to the second edition:
One of the greatest pleasures of farming life is the fact that there is always something new to learn. Nature is never static, so those of us who interact with her in the flower garden have to constantly change and adapt. Nor have all of her secrets been revealed. The more we learn about the ecological web of the garden and farm, the more we recognize our own ignorance. Gardening, even for its most experienced practitioners, is a lifelong quest for knowledge.
Lynn Byczynski
Herbaceous Perennial Plants, Fourth Edition
$80 Member $95 Non-member (S&H included within US)
Description
FOURTH EDITION
by Allan Armitage