30 VIRUS PREVENTION TIPS

VIRUS PREVENTION PRACTICES Collected & pulled information off the web from creditable sources: All the flower shopping tips gathered and aggregated in one place to help you perform the best safe garden related shopping during the 2020 pandemic. Remember TO DAILY DISINFECT!

• 0 - keep your distance–forget 6 feet, try 20ft & further–a sneeze exist the nose at 200mph
• 1 - wear masks (but remember, it will only block large saliva droplets, not small airborne particles
• 2 - wear gloves - money & product handling
• 3 - alcohol spray bottle–sanitize auto interior driving area
• 4 - light bleach spray car trunk
• 5 - cardboard to protect trunk fabric
• 6 - safely spray as many items as safely permissible
• 7 - store products outside for a couple of days
• 8 - setup secondary disinfecting in laundry utility rooms
• 9 - shop very early as possible eastern market is open at 4am

• 10 - sanitizers & wipe down everything regularly
• 11 - sanitize home entry areas
• 12 - sanitize mail
• 13 - sanitize mail box interior (spray with bleach)
• 14 - sanitize car after shopping
• 15 - immediately, after shopping remove all cloths
• 16 - disinfect–wash all cloths
• 17 - remove shoes, leave outside door
• 18 - bleach clean kitchen after shopping

• 19 - 3W ultraviolet light wand–wave over all groceries and bags
• 20 - 500w ultraviolet light in utility room–kill all viruses in area
• 21 - 500w ultraviolet furnace light–whole house virus killer

• 22 - visit the Eastern Market early in the mornings around 3-4am when crowd density is extremely light–down to about 4 persons per SHED which provides a good 40-60 feet of safe space distancing
• 23 - frequent hand washing
• 24 - cover coughs and sneezes
• 25 - Also, I would NOT plan to walk the market as usual. I would park my car close to where I plan to buy, go straight to the vendor and back to my vehicle. Get in and out.

• 26 - pickup vs in store shopping greatly reduces virus transfer contact.
• 27 - drive-thru vs in store, greatly reduces virus transfer contact
• 28 - keep your distance-sneeze particles can travel further than 20 feet
• 29 - Use Q-Tips to punch in credit card numbers if required
• 30 - Use Q-Tips to punch in pin numbers when required i.e. gas pump

• 31 - wash hands at least 20 seconds.
• 32 - use rubbing alcohol for wipe-downs
• 33 - cover nose when sneezing
• 34 - avoid shaking hands

EVEN IF THE MARKET IS OFFICIALLY OPEN, SHOP SAFE

• 1) Visit the Eastern Market early in the mornings around 2-4am crowd density is extremely low–just a mere scattering of shoppers per SHED which provides a good safe space distancing.
• 2) Also, DO NOT plan to walk the market as usual. Rather, park the car close to where you plan to buy–park anywhere that early. Go straight to the vendor and back to your vehicle. "Get in and out!"
• 3) Think about money handling: wear gloves OR try to pay without receiving change.