Floral Refrigerators Education and Training

Finding a variety of resources for floral refrigerators education and training online

By J. Stoltzfus, writer/programmer LOCAL CITIZEN
Floral management is part of America's landscape -- the constant demand for fresh flowers means that a well-placed floral shop (with a decent set of floral refrigerators and other must-have gear) has a pretty good chance to do business even in a downturn. But part of market competition in this arena is knowing how to cultivate and maintain beautiful, fresh flowers.

That's where floral training comes in. Training for florists involves many aspects, but a major one is temperature control, and that's why training for floral refrigerators and floral coolers is a part of any good floral program. Those who want knowledge of using temp equipment like floral coolers to start up a flower shop can turn to:

1. University based courses on horticulture that cover the correct uses of florist refrigerators and equipment to regulate flowers for best temperature control.

2. Online courses covering the use of flower refrigerators and other gear, as well as general horticulture.

3. Specialized seminars and trainings with tips for flower freshness and equipment handling.

 

Use scholastic-based courses in floral management for learning about floral refrigerators

Part of finding out about temperature control is studying the floral response to stimuli, and university and college courses nationwide can help out on that front. Choose courses that cover distinct content on flower coolers and related gear.
Try: The Modesto Junior College is just one of many schools around the country offering courses in floral care, which cover aspects of floral refrigeration and optimal temperature controls. For a different kind of university based training, check out Cornell's Consumer Horticulture Program, or course offerings from Mississippi State's Department of Plant and Soil Sciences.

Locate online courses for learning about temp control with floral refrigerators

There's another option for those who want to stay up on aspects of floral management, like using floral refrigerators: online centers can help floral workers or those just starting up to search for the low-down on things like how to use a florist fridge or walk-in floral coolers in the course of a day's work.
Try: Get access to floral design courses at big ed site Merit Education: navigate to find relevant course offerings and follow up with reps to find courses covering floral refrigerators and temp controls for flowers. Or try Penn Foster's floral design courses that might shed some light on the same subject through online distance learning.

Use how-to sites for dealing with flowers and using flower refrigerators

Another great web resource is the wealth of information that is out there online: a beginning floral shop can get tips on how to care for plants from the pros -- all over the web.
Try: The website at FiftyFlowers.com includes helpful information on when to use flower refrigerators and other aspects of flower care. Find out more about flower behavior and how flower cooler temperatures affect plants at Simon Says Roses online.

 

  • Always take the Internet information on growing and using tools like flower refrigerators with a grain of salt. Even what's learned in classes is always second hand to actual experience.