more and more more growers are think or already shipping their flowers or part of their harvest time by ocean , a way of transport that gained a lot of popularity over the last days . It is a cheaper option but how to keep the blossom novel during this ' long trip ' . According to Diana Henao of Uniflor , vacuum cooling is the response . Five years ago , this Colombian chrysanthemum grower decided to search transport part of their flowers by sea consignment , so they tried out several different methods , but without any winner , till they prove the vacancy cooling process . " From that daytime , we ship our ocean cargo efflorescence only with this method acting . "
Uniflor ’s overbold flowers
How to keep flowers fresh in the container?Uniflor , established in 1988 , is growing chrysanthemums ( pompon and disbuds ) on 20.5 hour angle in Rionegro , Antioquia . The flowers are commit to North America every twenty-four hour period by airlines and once a hebdomad by sea . Five years ago , they decide that they require to send heyday by ocean and they commence to investigate the process to keep the flower fresh during transferral in the container .
" It takes about 2 weeks for the flowers to pass on the final customer in the USA . Therefore , we looked at different option . At first , we examine to send the box at 4 ° C , which is the minimal temperature that we can reach in our cooler without freezing the efflorescence , but in the container , the temperature rises and the moisture accumulates in the sleeves and caused many diseases . We ’ve also tried applying chemical product in the post - harvest process , different type of boxes , but all without any succeeder . Then we heard about the vacuity cooling process through our federal agent , who recommend it . So , we went to Mauricio Gleiser ofVacuum Cooling Colombiaand screen the unconscious process . We had excellent results . "
Vacuum chill flush - long vase lifeThe large difference between vacuum cooled flower and non vacuum cool down flowers is the vase life sentence , she explains . " prime that are not vacuity cooled before they are being shipped , make it in a spoilt condition while blossom that are vacuum cooled still have a vase life of 15 or more days after arrival . "
The vacuum cleaner cool down processSo , how does it work ? Henao : " The boxes are being put in a vacuum sleeping accommodation where the temperature is being lowered to 1 centigrade degree . The decrease in temperature via emptiness cooling is reach by rapid evaporation of urine . It takes about an 1 minute to vacuum cool one container . "
For more informationUniflorDiana Henao[email protected]www.uniflor.com.co
For more informationVacuum Cooling ColombiaMauricio Gleiser[email protected]www.vacuumcooling.ws
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