MamasHealth.com Home Gardening Tips Aphids Avoid pests Beneficial bugs Clean houseplants Climbing hydrangea Coffee grounds Community supported agriculture Composting Container gardens Design a vegetable garden Egg shells Finding healthy plants Fresh flowers Flowering bulbs Food not lawns Freedom gardens Garden soil Garden tools Get rid of scale bugs Greenhouse Grow seeds indoors Growing begonias Growing garlic Growing organic veggies Growing tomatoes How to buy a tree Importance of trees Landscape shading Long grass Mulch Potatoes Prevent frost damage Prepare vegetable bed Prevent tree fungus Prevent weeds Prune boxwoods Rainwater collection Reduce garden injuries Rooftop gardens Seed balls Saving seeds Tips for tree growth Transplanting from pots Tree structure Venus fly traps Watering tips Watering your garden Links Email Mama Attract Hummingbirds Tips to Attract Butterflies Green living Tips to save the earth Unique recycled gifts Food not bombs Buy green energy Green energy Reuse carbon dioxide	How to take care of freshly cut flowers Cut your flowers properly Flowers stay fresh longer when they are cut with a sharp knife and plunged immediately into water. Cut the stem at a slant because a slanted cut exposes more stem surface area. Remove leaves that will be under water in the arrangement. Do not remove thorns from roses because it will shorten their life. Tips to keep cut flowers fresh longer Use plain, lukewarm water for most cut flowers. (Distilled water is best, but tap water is OK if it is lukewarm) Use cold water for bulb flowers, such as daffodils, hyacinths, and tulips. Change the water every 2 days. Keep flowers out of direct sunlight Move your flowers to a cool place at night. Give daffodils their own vase. (Daffodil stems give off a compound that is toxic to other flowers) Keep cut flowers away from fruit. Fruit releases a gas that causes flowers to age faster. If your flowers did not come with a food packet, add a little sugar to water. Why flowers wilt so quickly Excessive warm or dry storage conditions Air bubbles in the water. (Prevent air bubbles by cutting the stem of the flower while it is in the vase) Bacteria in the water (Prevent bacteria buildup by changing the water every 2 days). Flower food packets If you have a food packet for your flowers, use it. Food packets contain chemicals to kill bacteria, sugar, and an acidifier. Acid is needed to help water move up the stem. Sugar serves as the plant's food.	Your product featured on MamasHealth.com Sign up for our Email Newsletter For Email Marketing you can trust
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