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  • From: "five springs farm" <fsfarm AT mufn.org>
  • To: <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: flower preservative
  • Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 17:27:06 -0400

We have never used flower preservatives in our own bouquets, nor suggested it to our cut flower customers. We are considering advising the use of a homemade preservative made from 1 tsp vinegar, 1 TBSP sugar and 1 crushed aspirin tablet in 24 oz water (a recipe found in "The Flower Gardener" by Lynn Byczinski). Two questions:
1.  what are your experiences with this or other flower preservatives: do they appreciably extend vase life?
2.  I am not entirely clear as to whether this is a concentrate, though it would appear that it is not.
 
We do advise frequent water changes. Any other vase life extension ideas (other than varieties of flowers that naturally last a long time)?

Jim and Jo
The Community Farm Newsletter
http://www.mufn.org/public/tcf


  • flower preservative, five springs farm, 05/16/2000

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