How do I prevent mold on roses?

Question

My boyfriend will give me flowers everyonce and a while (for dances, or just because) and I like to keep them like my mom has kept all the flowers my dad has given her. The only thing is everytime I try to put my flowers (the bulbs or tops and petals) in a bag (plastic) they always get mold on them and don't dry properly I'm guessing.
How can I dry them right??? I don't want to keep them if they keep getting moldy and yucky...
Please help?

Answer 1

Hang them upside-down in an area with good air circulation. Spray them with a mist of hairspray once a week until they are dried. They will not grow mold, and they will retain some of their "freshness" as well!

Answer 2

If you put them in plastic you need to push all the air out before sealing the bag closed. It is sometimes better to put them into a brown paper bag. However you have to do the same to it get excess air out of bag.
Now if you are going to plant them if itsa fall or winter time of the year when you get them. There is two ways to do this.
1) Taking a cutting at and angle of the roses. Then get a small package of Root Tone at your local Garden Nusery outlet.
This is a small powder deep the fresh cut end into the Root Harmone. If this is unable to be found where you may live the next
Thing that works also. Get small 1/4 teaspoon of Vietnum B1 or Microl Grow plant Stater mix in water approxmately one cup. Then add about same amount of Alfalfa meal together. Then duck your cuttings into the mix. Remember always the fresh cut end. Then plant into some potting mix into either a cermic or red clay 2" container. After this store in a cool place little or filtered sunlight. in about 6 to 8 weeks you should get some shoots of new growth. When this happens like 2" to 4" shoots with some leaf structure. Then transplant into larger container or if after Feb.
15-20. Thre ground is clear of snow. If it snows in your area then
if no snow then plant in well drainage soil .
When you plant again rember add some Veit. B1 and compost to the new dug out hole for the plant.
Now if you stilll have snow on the ground where you live .
Then you may have to wait until late Feb. or even Middle March to plant. Good Luck-Better Growing Plants to you:
Oh yes, one last thing alsways keep a copy of Sunset Garden Books or Ortho Books for referance on plants and Diseases:

Answer 3

You aren't suppose to put them in a plastic bag because it atracts moisture (=mold=ugly moldy flowers)--The easiest way to dry roses is by hanging them upsidedown in a dark dry area (ie. ur closet?) Good luck

Answer 4

take a book and put the flowers inside and put the book up for a while until the flowers are dry and they will keep for ever