Question : can i prolong the life of cut flowers??
is there an easy at-home way or somethign that i can add to water to help my flowers live longer? ((besides changing water everyday))
- asked by help me out peeps!
All Answers:
Answer #1
add three drops of bleach to kill any stem clogging bacteria.use luke warm- room
temp water to fill up vase place in an area without direct sunlightbefore you
place in vase, cut each stem at a 45 degree angle to open of the veins inside
the stem
- answered by death_by_stereo
Answer #2
First of all, when you get fresh flowers, be sure to use a sharp KNIFE and cut
them at a 45 degree angle. If you use scissors, it will smash the stem and the
flowers won't be able to soak up the water. Fill a clean vase with fresh
room-temperature water and add a commercial floral preservative according to
package directions (if you have it). It should come free with your cut flowers.
Some people will say to add a little bleach to the water to kill any germs, but
if you add too much it will kill the flowers. Keep the flowers in an area of the
home away from drafts, heat, direct sunlight and bananas (they give off ethanol
which causes flowers to rot). If a flower dies, remove it immediately or it will
start to rot and shorten the life of other flowers. When purchasing cut flowers,
buy from a reputable flower shop where the people process the flowers properly.
If you buy from a grocery store, you are most likely getting flowers that some
clerk just stuck in water without handling and hydrating properly. Also, keep in
mind that certain flowers just don't have that long of a shelf life. Carnations,
mums, alstromeria and daisies all have very long shelf lives. Roses, lilies and
tulips are notorious for having short lives.
- answered by Janiepoo
Answer #3
There is cut flower food available, but adding about a 1/3 of a can of a soda
like 7Up (not diet) will work, too. You only need about a half teaspoon of
bleach to the water if you use that method. Otherwise, you can add too much. It
is used to keep the bacteria down. Make sure you have no green under the water,
as well. Strip off any blooms or leaves etc that may stay under. They tend to
rot easily and then contaminate the water.
- answered by hopflower
Answer #4
Add one glass (medium) of lemonade to the water - works every time for me! x
- answered by fluffyhead24
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