I heard that adding sugar to the water in a vase extends the life of the flowers. is that true? If not, is there anything else to help?
2006-10-22 08:11:59 · 5 answers · asked by Karli 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Yes, but the packet stuff that comes with the flowers is geared for this purpose. If these are flowers from your garden, cut them when it's not in full sun if possible (once cut, the heat and sun shortens their life) and plunge into cold water. (Florists' flowers are always displayed in a glass fridge, right? So the cold water acts as a temporary preservative.) Cut a longer stem to allow for shaping later. Then have a vase of water pre-ready, consisting of the packet stuff, or of a small amount of sugar in the water. This goes off quickly, so you'll have to change it more often than just plain water. Then re-cut the stems on a 45-degree angle to increase the surface area of the cut part, so the stem takes up as much water as possible. And do this under running water, which prevents the following from happening: first, the stem will send out a chemical, much like a scab on a cut, which starts to seal off the cut end, which limits the stem's ability to absorb water, thus shortening its life; second, there's an osmosis process going on here, and cutting the stem causes a kind of reverse osmosis in the stem, which actually forces the water out initially. So cutting the stem under the running water of the tap actually prevents these two things from happening, believe it or not. And preventing these two processes actually extends the life of the cut flower, along with cutting on a 45-degree angle. You'll notice the difference in the longevity of your cut flowers. And wilted flowers can be perked up this way, by re-cutting with the above method. You may have to re-cut the flowers this way if they start to go off. Hope this helps.
2006-10-22 09:54:00 · answer #1 · answered by steviewag 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you dissolve a tablet of aspirin in warm water and put the flowers in that, it will extend the life and keep them looking pretty for longer.
2006-10-22 08:20:01 · answer #2 · answered by GodsGrl4Real 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
slightly of sugar in the water can help them final extra beneficial. you additionally can bypass to a florist or perhaps only the flower section in a great food market and that they sell little packets of stuff which you will upload to the water. holding them in a cool section in the domicile will help them too. This time of twelve months you do no longer ought to hassle approximately being next to a heater vent, yet you will possibly no longer decide to set them in a brightly sunny window when you consider that they're going to get warm there.
2016-12-08 19:09:19 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
asprin and sugar extends the life of flowers
2006-10-22 08:23:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does help...Aspirin also helps alot that is pretty much what is in those pouches they give you.
2006-10-22 08:19:21 · answer #5 · answered by ஐAldaஐ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋