Conclusion
Field grown cut flowers offer an almost endless variety of crop choices and alternatives. Before starting a
commercial operation it’s essential to thoroughly investigate crop and market alternatives. Knowing your area’s
climate, combined with good crop and market knowledge, will help you to narrow down your crop alternatives.
The final crop mix may be a combination of annuals, biennials, perennials, woody cuts, bulbs and ornamental
grasses. The key to a long cash-flow period is staggered production. A thorough knowledge of weed control,
plant diseases, and insect pests is needed to produce a clean, damage-free crop for the market. The crop’s
selling price and returns must at least cover the expenses of the field preparation, cuttings, seeds, plugs,
planting, harvesting, labour and your own wages. It would also be nice if there was some additional profit. If
your operation doesn’t cover these, you should re-examine your crop mix and production methods. Maybe a
change in crops or market focus will improve the returns
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