re: SIB: CULT- % losses
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: re: SIB: CULT- % losses
- From: l*@juno.com
- Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 16:30:04 -0700 (MST)
> I hear that UPS trucks can reach 140 degrees F inside the area where
>the poor little plants are shipped. Probably not too good for them.
Maybe
>we should request Parcel Post or Federal Express?
I would be very surprised if the conditions in Postal Service or FedEx
trucks are better. They all use the same type of vehicle, and little or
no cooling in the package area. It would be better to time your
shipments so that the rhizomes don't sit in the truck over a weekend or
holiday.
Lynn Woosley
Marietta, GA
USDA Zone 8
