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Extend the Life Of Your Flowers By Steaming Them  by: Gerry Belvedere This method of extending cut flower life may sound a bit drastic but it is quite effective. Have two clean buckets ready. Rinse them out with some bleach solution first. Boil some water in a kettle and fill bucket No.1 with 2 inches of the boiled water. Fill bucket No. 2 with 4 inches of cool water. Cut a half inch or so from the stems of your flowers or foliage and put them in the hot water for 20 seconds, no longer. Take them out and put them in the cool water. You should add 2 teaspoons of household bleach and a pinch of citric acid to each bucket to inhibit any further bacterial growth. The steaming induces a rush of natural sugars to the flower heads and gets the stems "drinking". Steaming is beneficial to flowers that may have been out of water for a length of time. Enjoy your flowers! About The Author © Gerry Belvedere Gerry Belvedere is a former artist who now runs her own online florist service at http://www.rosaflora-flowers.com. Rosaflora delivers flowers Australia wide and overseas and offers tips on getting the most out of your cut flowers. This article was posted on February 02, 2005   View More Videos from the "Recreation and Sports" category: How to Throw a Forehand Fielding a Rolled Ground Ball Are Sport Injuries Related To The Person's Level How to do Chipping Distance Control   Read More Articles from the "Recreation and Sports" Category: Keno Game by Chen Ching-feng Tips On Buying Fishing Boats by Travis Clemens What to Look for in Archery Products by Morgan Hamilton Betting Basics for Tennis by RJ Bell How To Profit from a Craft Niche by Natalie Goyette Walking Backwards Down The Mountain by Steve Gillman Poker Bluffing 101 by Gabby Love The Three Requirements of Good Golf - Lesson 1 by Alan Walker Powerful Periodized Strength Training Basics For Volleyball by Lynn VanDyke Badminton – The Sport Everyone Loves by Adoz Lizzat << Back to "Recreation And Sports" Index

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