Additional declarations annexed to phytosanitary certificates

Additional declarations annexed to the phytosanitary certificates cause problems too often.

They apply rules that are diversely interpreted but the Phytosanitary services in the importing countries rarely communicate the declarations that they expect to receive from their counterpart in the exporters' country. As a result packages with a non satisfactory declaration may be stopped until a rectified one is emailed or sent by post. Import permits avoid this problem as they mention the additional declaration as it must be written. We may ask our buyers without import permits to receive from their phytosanitary services ( plant protection department ) the expected wording instead of us having to rectify after the plants have been intercepted at the customs.

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Order : I don't see my shipping charges

I placed an order on Aleyagarden then I was asked to check out but I don't see the shipping charge, should I register first or something ?

This is a common problem on the Shopping Cart page due to the way it was designed : you did not see down this page the box where to select the shipping option.

You can shop as a guest, registration is not needed, but when you are on the Shopping Cart page you must select a shipping method : Small Air parcel ( recommended under 2 kg, especially to the EU ) or EMS. Then you must push the button : APPLY . Please see the picture below.

The problem is that the selection box of the Shipping Options should appear just below the display of items in the cart and not down the page ; the order of appearance instead is :

Shopping Cart Item
Get Shipping and Billing information from PayPalShipping Options

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Dried flowers freshly cut preserve interesting colors and shapes

If the drying process commences immediately after flowers are cut, colors and shapes can make delicious crystallized ornaments or contribute to nice floral arrangements, including compositions under glasses.. here are Orchids, Annonaceae, Hoya..



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Two Small Parcels Air quicker & cheaper than One Parcel Air

Small Parcel Air ( Int'l Small Packet-Air ) are usually faster than Parcel Air
Two Small Parcel Air may also be cheaper than One Parcel Air, as show these rates to Ukraine :
One Parcel Air of 3960 gr costs 3000 thb
Two Small Parcels of each 1980 gr cost 2 x 996 thb = 1992 thb

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Dischidia, Eurphorbia milii and Hoya in the mail 26 days to Canada : report on their state.

Transport by Small Parcel Air to Canada in the month of May took 26 days.
The state of the plants after arrival was indicated as follows : 0 for dead, 5 for excellent.

Dischidia pectinoides plant not rooted cutting 0
Dischidia pectinoides variegata plant not rooted cutting 0
Euphorbia milii bare roots 4
Hoya burmanica non rooted cutting. 0
Hoya collina non rooted cutting 3
Hoya elliptica clone A non rooted cutting 0
Hoya elliptica clone B non rooted cutting 0
Hoya endauensis 4
Hoya forbesii non rooted cutting. 3
Hoya imperialis white non rooted cutting. 2
Hoya kastbergii non rooted cutting. 5
Hoya lobbii pink non rooted cutting. 4
Hoya mitrata non rooted cutting. 3
Hoya obtusifolia non rooted cutting. 4
Hoya odorata non rooted cutting 3
Hoya pachyclada I ( corona red ) non rooted cutting. 4
Hoya pachyclada II ( corona yellow ) non rooted cutting. 4

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Pros and cons in the use of gel

Pros and cons in the use of gel

1- what are the positive points of dispatching with the gel ?
- gel bits release slowly humidity in a non aggressive way
- they can store, if added by the sender, nutriments, fungi, bacteria, hormones .. that can be used after arrival to mix with soil or water.

2- negative point with the gel?
- if the air is humid enough during travel too much humidity around the plant will cause rot especially during hot periods.

3 - can cuts be sent in an envelope with gel ?
- gel can't be used in envelopes, but if envelopes are padded gel is not necessary : gel AND plastic sheet do not work together

4 - what is the price for cuts with gel ?
- additions of gel in boxes is free at aleyagarden

5 - is gel treatment and aid to send more fragile cuts ?
- yes gel bits may help more efficiently than plastic in cardboard boxes ( there is more air in boxes than in envelopes )

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Gibberellins reverse the inhibition of shoot growth and dormancy induced by abscistic acid

As a response to stress plants can go into dormancy ( the drop of their metabolic rate ) and shed leaves, the shedding of a plant body part being known as abscission ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abscission ).

Abscistic acid, ( ABA ) a growth inhibitor produced by the chloroplasts of mature leaves, and the gaseous ethylene cause leaves to drop and other changes associated with plant dormancy.

Gibberellic acid is an hormone that breaks the plant dormancy of rooted plants when used properly. Gibberellins reverse the inhibition of shoot growth and dormancy induced by abscistic acid. However experiments have shown that gibberellic acid when used on cuttings may either promote or ... inhibit root formation depending on light and the acid concentration used.

Finding out ratios of abscistic to gibberellic acid is a key to grow imported plants with increased survival rates.

More on plant hormones types and functions : https://onlinesciencenotes.com/plant-hormones-types-functions/

On French TV a broadcast by Telematin :
http://telematin.france2.fr/?page=chronique&id_article=21317
( press the button : Voir la video ) shows Jean Henkens the architect biologist who supervises the imports of plants for Center Parcs Europe. This man found the composition of a gel that by injection at the base makes the plants sleep for weeks, then he wakes them up at destination with a second product in a new injection. The rate of success is said to be 1 dead plant for 999 live ones. This works for trees too as the video shows.Most amazing is this five centuries-old tree, a Ficus religiosa, who was dying in a Buddhist temple and can now be admired at a Center Parcs in Europe after a trip of several weeks in a container by boat and truck.

( Question by Aleyagarden : this is really great and gives hope to our quest of growing plants in difficult situations; one wonders what are the formulas of the injected products and what are the other plant species on which these sorts of formulas work ? )

Aleyagarden translation of the french script by Telematin :
Jean Henkens' mission: to make domes and greenhouses, true living museums ! He knows perfectly over a million species of plants. From the famous oaks to the lesser known tropical plants, he is unbeatable. For 26 years, he has been managing and has enriched the Belgian plant heritage of seventeen European domains. In parallel, he also deals with the formation of teams of gardeners and horticulturists who help maintain forest and tropical areas. His field of expertise : he has invented a unique gel that allows the plants to sleep in order to remove them safely and then to wake up, once they arrive. A formula that has been proven to avoid the tree to suffer difficult conditions of transport: absence of light, low temperatures .... only one plant in a thousand dies after arrival.
Born in 1956, he grew up on a farm and got a passion for nature early on. He studied tropical agriculture for 6 years and conducts extensive research on the proliferation and improvement of species. He joined Center Parcs in 1984 as a gardener and soon became responsible for the botanical areas. .....
His latest mission is visible in the design of the Great Glasshouse and the Aqua Mundo Domaine des Trois Forêts Moselle / Lorraine. Anecdote: a five centuries-old tree, a Ficus religiosa, who was dying at a Buddhist temple by the Mekong river (the border of Cambodia and Laos) now lives in Center Parcs. The monks made an offering of this tree to Jean Henkens for him to save it and give it a second life but also to bring a message of peace because this tree according to Buddhist belief is a sacred tree: leaves heart-shaped, produce a white liquid that provides welfare to who wets her forehead. 10000km of travel, 13 meters high, 10 tons (the tree has been cut slightly to fit under the Grand Serre).Hoya and other plant collections are for sale on aleyagarden.com Plant care is available in various posts of this blog. Contact : aleyagarden@hotmail.com

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