The first fresh (cut) flower crop to be exported to the U.S. in ...

[crobinson2013]

The first fresh (cut) flower crop to be exported to the U.S. in large quantities was ______________ The latest major fresh flower crop being exported to the U. S. in alarming quantities is _____________
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

What greenhouse style, single free-standing or multiple greenhouse block (gutter connected or ridge-and-furrow), is most efficient and why?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[Anonymous]

Answer to Question 1

carnation, rose.

Answer to Question 2

The multiple greenhouse block because multiple blocks are cheaper to
heat than separate free standing greenhouses due to less exposed surface area per
unit floor area and their single internal area lends itself better to automation and
efficient management than the several small interiors of equivalent total area in
separate single greenhouses.

[crobinson2013]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[peter]

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