Caring for cut flowers

Cut flowers are impermanent, they fade relatively quickly, thus requiring special, attentive care. On life expectancy cut plants affected, in addition to care at home, and growing conditions, agriculture, irrigation during the growing season, light. I cut plants interrupted the normal cycle of vegetation, they are deprived of support, the power supply. There are two main reasons for the loss of freshness in cut plants - namely, they may wither and fade.


Causes of fading colors are different and depend, among other things, from the plant itself, from its nature. In addition, the cause of decay - evaporation, causing a sharp decrease in moisture in the plant tissues, and this is a loss, which can make only a short time. This applies to all colors, regardless of the season. At the same time, winter and early spring flowers fade quickly especially grown in greenhouses, as they were not prepared for the new conditions of detention - in a very dry and warm for them rooms with central heating. Most often the flowers wither because of a long stay without water, as well as the difficulty of its suction - not the roots, and stems.

Withered flower when proper care is able to regain the freshness for a while. In any case, fading is prevented, since it adversely affects on the flower - even then revive him. In faded flower worse its safety, and life is correspondingly reduced. Each plant has its point of decay, when its further recovery becomes impossible: the flower fades, or gets old. This process is unstoppable, but it can be slowed down.

There are certain methods that can achieve a longer "life" of cut plants.

If the bouquet is bought at the store, then take him to the house should be, wrapped in paper or plastic wrap. If you cut the flowers in the garden, wrap the ends of the stems with a damp cloth, wet paper or moss, then wrap the foil. The bouquet should not be exposed to direct sunlight and drafts.

You can not move sharply bouquets of cool air in the warm. Sudden and rapid change in temperature can cause the flowers quickly fade. First of all, this rule applies to the cold seasons. Bringing flowers into the house, do not rush just to shoot them with a protective material and place in water. Some seek to do this as quickly as possible in order to "warm" colors, but the effect is opposite: the flower must adapt to new conditions gradually become accustomed to them. The less stress he will experience and the longer it will stay in the vase, keeping the freshness and color. Therefore, bringing flowers home for awhile, leave them in the hallway because it is the most cool place in the house. You can then handle the flower stems from the use of special techniques that will improve the water-absorbing properties. Especially because the flowers have bought in a bouquet, very often dehydrated and require particular sufficient water. To refresh the slices, holding the flowers slightly under running water. Remove the lower leaves, place the flowers in warm water. In plants with soft stems take a long slanting cut, it will help them better absorb water.

If the track is green bushes, then this component must also be properly handled. Branches, cut from large shrubs with hard, crusty stem before putting in the vase with water, it is necessary to cut (the cut must be oblique), remove the lower shoots, make an incision 2-3 cm in the bottom of the stalk off at this point bark and split the stem. Sometimes the tip of the stem can be crushed with a hammer or knife handle.

To properly care for cut flowers must have the appropriate equipment and materials: a sharp knife, razor, a pruner, candles (preferably colored), spray, watering can with a long beak, a small nail file, tape, wire, thin weak rezinochki, sugar, salt, wood coal, ammonia, glycerin, vinegar, alum, citric acid, potassium nitrate.

Water - the main source of life of cut flowers

In the fresh-cut flowers in water accounts for between 75 to 90% by weight, so you must provide the same number of colors of water, which they had at the time of cutting. Of all the flowers left at a time without water, do not lose their vital properties and just marigold gladioli. All other colors require water all the time. Water for cut flowers should be clean, to defend.

Tap water must be defended no less than ten minutes at room temperature. Depending on time of year the water temperature, but may vary. In winter cut flowers prefer lukewarm water, and in summer - cooler. After cutting the mineral salts, sugars, which are contained in the stems, go into the water and contribute to the activation of micro-organisms present in water, especially in a warm room. Mucous substances that accumulate in the cut stem, retain moisture supply, resulting in the flowers fade.

You can add the pieces of ice water, which would give fresh flowers, and simultaneously increase the amount of water in the vase.

You can also place flowers in a stand of mineral water without gas. Water should not rot. Help prevent decay washed pieces of charcoal and activated charcoal tablets, which remove the coloring matter and an unpleasant odor. Every night should be removed from the flowers of dishes, clean the ends of the stems under running water, after which the flowers to drop into the water and without removing, cut the stems an inch, and in this form to leave the flowers "rest" overnight in a cool place, covered their wet paper. The petals of lilies, narcissus, tuberose, do not spray water. The water in the bowl with cut flowers to keep the room temperature.

If dismantling the bouquet, it is hard to build it back, it can be put into a bowl, let it cool tap water (shower, hose) and filled the bowl and leave flowers at night.

All containers used for the "rest" cut flowers. Vase and everything should be kept clean and regularly washed with hot water and a small addition of ammonia.

In addition, the flowers like a low temperature and high humidity. Increase the humidity in the room can be a simple way: the room where the flowers, put the open water containers, and regularly spray the room itself, not just flowers. In addition to this room should be aired regularly. ... else>>>