A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2006 Making Cut Flowers Last Longer

Okay, finally found it...
I now remember why I couldn't find it...
**I signed up to HARRIS seeds, under commercial wholesale person .. and they send me stuff... and it was thru there I saw the info...
so, here's the link..
Harris seeds Professional Grower/ID...uot;Rippit" flower Food Pkts (100)

I am not 100% sure if you can order it or not, thru the whole saler end of it???

weez,

your choice.

I watch my pennies..$24.00 defeats the purpose to me.

dodge

barb

i read back a while ago that a little vodka in tulips helps them to stay upright. tried it back on easter (i always put out a vase of tulips on easter) and it worked!

I picked these 2 days ago can I put some bleach in now or will it do no good? I am kinda obessed with cutting flowers my husband thinks I am nuts.. He says as soon as they start to look pretty outside I distroy them I disagree hehehe oh well.

Heidi

*****Heidi,
My mother and I have always used this statement or sentence...
See what your husband has to say...

"We like to enjoy the flowers NOW,
NOT when we're dead"

I love picking flowers and sending them to my mother..
I agree somewhat about leaving them,
*for seeds and such* but tell him you'll just have to plant MORE than,
some to cut and some to
LEAVE OUT SIDE!!

****Dodge, I agree with you on the watchin' the pennies thing...
One income family here..

But those packets can be a big time saver, if you cut alot of flowers..
and do alot of things with them...
It does come out to be about .25 cents a package..

weezie......

very good.......Money spent on mom is better than beer........
Glad your mom is a good buddy.

barb

Heidi

That is so pretty.. I put the bleach in before I put the flowers. They say the algae germs start right away when you cut an pop them in.. You can cut them again an redo it.. make a Large slant so the can absorb more water..
Also they say putting them in the refrigerator for 4 hours before you put them in the water helps prolong the bloom too..

I didnt try that one yet,.. But I will.

Let me know your results.

barb

pagarden

Your a tipical penna.. person.. Vodka is also beyond my budget. Maybe you got it drunk an it forgot to die?

Good luck.

barb

Great info thanks! I always thought the powder stuff didn't work very well anyway. The water always ended up all smokey and the flowers didn't last.

Hey Patty, I mailed you some information about how to keep cut flowers lasting longer. I'm sorry it's not about the product you were looking for but it has some valuable information and it was much too long to post here. Hope it helps!

I was watching "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" the other day, and one of the tips at the end of the show was to add a little vodka to the vase water to make the flowers last longer.

connickfan,

I was just joking....I should work because, I think it is a germ killer....Least ways the old western movies poured booze on the gunshot wounds.. ha hah

glad it works