Flower care

Supports Some plants will need a support system to prevent lodging and to keep flower stems off the soil. When stems fall over they are often unmarketable because of dirt, crooked growth, or uneven flower display. There are several methods to choose from: wire or plastic mesh, strings or sticks. The crop type and your harvesting method will affect the choice. Most growers choose to use a mesh system. It’s important to install the mesh system before the plants actually need it; once plants require support they are too big to install the mesh without damaging the plants. If you want to avoid having to install a support system, choose naturally dwarf plants. Keep in mind that to be used for the fresh cut flower market, flower stems need to be a minimum of 30 centimetres in length. The exceptions are those flowers which are used in dry flower work.