5 Tips for Keeping Cut Flowers Fresh

5 Tips for Keeping Cut Flowers Fresh
Remember to re-cut your stems on all your flowers every few days. This removes the dead ends, leaving fresh new stems to absorb more water up to the flowers. Cut about an inch off, or a little less, each time.
Aspirin – Aspirin as well as the others mentioned can keep bacteria from overgrowing your flowers. Aspirin is an acid so crush one up and add it to your water to make those flowers enjoyable for a while longer.
Sugar – Adding a teaspoon of sugar to your vase gives the flowers something to feed off of. Soda works as well by providing sugar, as mentioned above. Sugar can promote the growth of bacteria, however, so use it in combination with one of the recommendations above to stop bacteria.
Pennies – Pennies may seem to be worth very little these days but they are still very useful because of the fact that they are made from copper. Add a penny to the bottom of your vase of flowers and the copper in it acts by preventing fungus from growing on your flowers.
Keep an eye on the water level in your vase and add water as needed. Every few days you may want to change the water completely. Use room temperature water when refilling the vase and add back in any flower food or bacteria fighting agents that you were using previously. Remember to keep your flowers away from direct sunlight or any heating or cooling vents in the house as well.

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