The move from Salinas to the winter desert growing areas has been a good transition. The lettuce crops have experienced some cooler early morning temperatures. All lettuce is of good quality with smaller heads and lighter in weight.

Over the past summer, Fleuroselect's 'Year of the Sunflower and Lettuce' campaign celebrated the wide assortment and versatile use of these crops, engaging retailers and gardeners across Europe. The Plant of the Year initiative covers two crops each year, one flower and one vegetable and is aimed to boost sales of Fleuroselect members' existing varieties by showing a wide diversity of plant shades and shapes to retail and gardeners. 

According to the American Floral Endowment, growers often face the challenge of promoting early flowering in long-day plants during seasons with short natural daylight hours. A recent study by Dr. Qingwu Meng and Thomas J.

Sunkist Growers Inc. unveiled its newest packaging design to commemorate the Lunar New Year holiday, which begins Jan. 29, marking the Year of the Snake.

A healthy combination of location, economic factors and budding entrepreneurship continues to make the Atlanta market a great one for the produce industry.

Did we mention location?