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Even if you haven't specially made a planting plan that focuses on those flowers best grown for cutting, there will still be plenty of flowers during summer and spring that you can pick from your garden and produce into the house. But whether you pick home grown flowers or purchase from a store, there's always the dilemma of how to ensure that they're fresh for as long as possible. Here are a few tips on how to cut flowers and them fresh.
If you wish to cut flowers fresh in the garden there are a few handy tips to make sure you pick the healthiest blooms and ones that will last the longest. Typically it is advisable to cut flowers either very first thing each morning or later at night. This can ensure that the picked stems have gathered the maximum amount of water. If you're picking flowers with single blooms for example daffodils or tulips, be sure you choose a bud that's nearly to open. For flowers with multiple blooms it is best to cut individuals with a minimum of sixty-six per cent of the buds closed or about to open. This will ensure you have flowers that will last longer once in a while vase. It is also a good idea to cut stems in a slant, the thinking because you'll increase the surface area available to take up water. Remove all foliage in the part of the stem that it's to become submerged in water. Failure to do this often leads to fouling water.
There's also some useful tips about water. Most cut flowers prefer Luke warm water, except for bulbs for example daffodils that prefer cold water. Change the water inside your vase every few days to keep it fresh and renew the oxygen supply. There's also several quirky tips you can test to maintain your flowers fresh for longer. Adding substances to the water has been shown to assist and tips range from adding lemon juice, bicarbonate of soda and sugar to crushing and adding an aspirin. Other substances you can try include soda water as well as bleach.
It doesn't really matter what vessel you utilize to accommodate your flowers provided it suits the flower. For example lilies are best kept with long stems and thus will need a tall vase. Vases can be everything from glass to plastic as well as alternative objects will work for example china jugs, tea cups and indoor planters as long as they are water tight.
