Extend the Life Of Your Flowers By Steaming Them
Gerry Belvedere

This method of extending cut flower life may sound a bit drastic
but it is quite effective.

Have two clean buckets ready. Rinse them out with some bleach
solution first.

Boil some water in a kettle and fill bucket No.1 with 2 inches of
the boiled water.

Fill bucket No. 2 with 4 inches of cool water.

Cut a half inch or so from the stems of your flowers or foliage
and put them in the hot water for 20 seconds, no longer.

Take them out and put them in the cool water.

You should add 2 teaspoons of household bleach and a pinch of
citric acid to each bucket to inhibit any further bacterial
growth.
The steaming induces a rush of natural sugars to the flower heads
and gets the stems "drinking". Steaming is beneficial to flowers
that may have been out of water for a length of time.

Enjoy your flowers!

About The Author

© Gerry Belvedere

Gerry Belvedere is a former artist who now runs her own online
florist service at http://www.rosaflora-flowers.com . Rosaflora
delivers flowers Australia wide and overseas and offers tips on
getting the most out of your cut flowers.


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