Keeping cut flowers fresh for ten days
A clean vase, a sharp cut and cool nights. The routine our florists use to make a market bouquet last into its second week.
Most bouquets do not fade, they starve. Bacteria block the stems and water stops reaching the flowers. The fix is simple and takes two minutes.
- Wash the vase with hot soapy water before every new bunch.
- Cut 2 cm off each stem at an angle with a sharp knife or snips.
- Strip every leaf that would sit under water.
- Change the water every second day and recut the stems.
- Move the vase somewhere cool at night, away from the fruit bowl.
A hallway at night is the best fridge your flowers will ever have.Mira, head florist
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