Farm Fresh Flowers Care Guide
Keep your farm fresh flowers beautiful for longer with these tips:
Tip #1:
Replenish the water frequently. Change the water entirely every 2-3 days.
Tip #2:
Trim at least a half inch of stem off your flowers before you put them in a vase and each time you change the water. Be sure to use a sharp scissors or clippers.
Tip #3:
Keep your flowers away from heat and bright light.
Tip #4:
Avoid setting your flowers beside ripening fruit or vegetables, especially bananas and apples.
Tip #5:
After you throw out your arrangement, be sure to wash the vase/container very thoroughly in hot soapy water or, better yet, in your dishwasher.
Tip #6:
Use “flower food” for most flowers.
You can make your own flower food by adding about 1 teaspoon of sugar, 2 teaspoons of lemon juice and a 1 teaspoon of bleach to your vase before adding about a quart of warm tap water. It is worth noting that there are a few flowers that actually do NOT like flower food in the vase. Some of these are: zinnias, sunflowers and gladiolus.