How to Pack and Ship

Rooted or unrooted leaves are easily shipped. First inquire from your state Department of Agriculture whether or not you must have inspection. Not many states require inspection for greenhouse-grown material provided it is for a domestic destination. A few states, where Japanese beetle is prevalent, do require it, and to ship into Canada it is necessary to have inspection in all states. Before shipping the leaves, write the name of the variety on a slip of paper; fasten it to the top of the leaf with a metal tab clip. Wrap the end of the petiole in a square inch of moist cotton secured by a covering of aluminum foil. Place the tagged and cotton-wrapped leaf in cellophane or a small plastic bag. Protected this way, leaves arrive in prime condition.

Some growers still employ the old-fashioned method of shipping leaves with the petiole ends wrapped in sphagnum moss and the whole leaf then wrapped in newspaper. If the shipment is not too long on the road this is good enough; but if it is a case of several days’ transit during hot weather the leaf becomes so dry it will fail to root.

You Can Start Small

Most of the large African violet specialists made their first profits from a small greenhouse, going on to build more and perhaps larger houses. Where they are now, you also can be one day in the not-too-distant future if you decide to make a full-time business out of a greenhouse African violet operation.

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