The flowers my husband gave me 9 days ago are still beautiful. I use a do-it-yourself flower food and I also cut the stems of the flowers about 0.5 to 1 inch every few days (depending on how long the stems are). For the flower food, I use:
- a few pinches of sugar
- a couple squeezes of lemon juice
- a small splash of bleach
- luke warm water
I trim off any dead or dying leaves when I see them and I replace the water and flower food every few days when I trim the stems. I just thought I would share this with you because it has made my flowers last twice as long.
Check out the following website, which is where I got the flower food recipe from. The recipe I use is a little different (I only changed it because my vase didn’t have enough room for the suggested recipe).
Kitchn: How To Keep Cut Flowers Longer
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wow never knew you could make your own food for flowers! very nifty! x
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