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veve
15-10-2005, 10:45 AM
hey guys

I got a bunch of beautiful flowers from work yesterday... and for the life I me I CAN NOT remember what to do to 'extend' their life...

is it sugar that I add to the water????
what else can I do???

xxxxxxx
flower
15-10-2005, 10:57 AM
Depends on the flower...some say an aspirin..some say a bit of bleach....some sugar.....I'm sure there's more.
Havent we got a Horticulturalists wife amongst us???
O's mom.
ThomasMum
15-10-2005, 11:01 AM
Hehe bleach is good O's Mum :) U wicked!

we always have fresh flowers in the house so my remedy is mix of water and sugar, and cut the end of the stems now and then to make them last longer...

T's Mum
flower
15-10-2005, 11:05 AM
NO!!! I'm serious!!!
I actually remember bleach as being one of the life extender thingies..in fact I think I recall an add for Domestos showing putting a bit in a vase of flowers!! Where the heck is Deb when you need her!!!
flower
15-10-2005, 11:12 AM
Found this on google: "Flower extender"

Take Time to Smell the Roses - Cut Flower Enhancer, Extender Recipe #114031
This mixture is just as good if not better then those little packets you get when you buy cut flower. Add this to you home grown cut flowers to enjoy ondoors.
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon sugar
2 drops bleach
veve
15-10-2005, 11:17 AM
hey guys !!! didn't mean to start a fight :D

thanks so much!!!!!!!

I'm off to see if I can reach the lemons growing on a neighbours tree :)

xxxxxx
Miaow
15-10-2005, 04:05 PM
Someone once told me flat lemonade works also:)
Chickadee
15-10-2005, 04:27 PM
O's mum is right. I worked in a rose greenhouse one summer (heaven) and we always added a bit of bleach to the buckets that the cut roses were put into.
funnyfarm
15-10-2005, 07:05 PM
Hubby suggested Viagra as a joke but i remember Dr John Darcy saying something about this on Sunrise a couple of months ago. If you can get your hands on some, it could be worth a try.
Nickster
15-10-2005, 07:12 PM
What you do is this (taught to me by my florist friend many years ago):

- add some "extender" to the vase water - about 1 tsp bleach and 1 tsp sugar
- trim the stems a little every few days
- every few days lie them flat in (depending on size) a bath/laundry tub with enough water in it for them to float. This way the water can creep up the stems, without gravity to hinder it.

If I won lotto, I'd have fresh flowers in every room, and have them changed weekly......ahhhh....... :)
maybe1more
15-10-2005, 08:19 PM
Hey jenn, i also heard a mix of bleach and sugar, i just put sugar in though, im not keen on the bleach idea even though aparantly it does work. Nice to hear you got some nice pressies and some flowers, all the best :)
ThomasMum
15-10-2005, 08:38 PM
If I won lotto, I'd have fresh flowers in every room, and have them changed weekly......ahhhh....... :)

Hey ya Nickster, nah you don't have to win lotto for fresh flowers, do you have florist called "Bloom" at your shopping centres? They sell great flowers for as low as $AUD5 per bunch. Thats where I got my weekly from. I love their Tulips collections.

ThomasMum
Nickster
15-10-2005, 08:58 PM
My local shopping centre florist has REALLY small bunches or singles for that amount ($5), which I love, but I was talking BIG!! Bunches in every room, even the loo!! Scented, unscented, masses of colour, singular colours, small arrangements, big arrangements, but I need the appropriate house first (many rooms for my many bunches), which is also why I must win lotto!!!
Thanks for the tip though!! You're very kind!! :)
ThomasMum
15-10-2005, 09:31 PM
My local shopping centre florist has REALLY small bunches or singles for that amount ($5), which I love, but I was talking BIG!! Bunches in every room, even the loo!! Scented, unscented, masses of colour, singular colours, small arrangements, big arrangements, but I need the appropriate house first (many rooms for my many bunches), which is also why I must win lotto!!!
Thanks for the tip though!! You're very kind!! :)

Ohh for THAT kinda bunch, you need to order them through Roses Only which I got them on regular basis from DH ie Valentine's Day, Birthday, Anniversary (3 types anniversary: the day we met and the day we got engaged and the day we got married), some bad news he brought home for example he had to go for business meeting to New York for 4 days so me and Thomas had to stay at home bohoo...which I didnt mind as I love fresh flowers...

And nah you dont want fresh flowers at every room! My old man reckoned its bad for yer health!

T'sMum
flower
15-10-2005, 09:34 PM
TM is that because of the old Irish lore about the wee 'uns hiding in the folds of the petals and leaves and causing mischief?
Wasn't it disallowed from hospitals once upon a time?
O's mom.
ThomasMum
15-10-2005, 09:46 PM
TM is that because of the old Irish lore about the wee 'uns hiding in the folds of the petals and leaves and causing mischief?
.

Sounds right to me, plus they turns everyone into green goblins he he he he
our little treasures
16-10-2005, 12:54 AM
If I won lotto, I'd have fresh flowers in every room, and have them changed weekly......ahhhh.......



Yeah me too and the maid would be changing them...lol
Lucybelle
16-10-2005, 10:16 AM
I may be wrong but I thought bleach was for roses specifically.
Cut the stems and change the water regularly. If there are very woody stems you bash them at the end a bit to help them uptake water.

**Note to self, buy flowers to shame dp***