How to store cut tulips

The last snow melted under the rays of the spring sun and the timid warmth, approaching in small steps, begins to envelop the earth. Nature is awakening: delicate snowdrops bloom in the forest, and early ones begin to bloom in the garden. tulips - harbingers of spring heat. Let not for long, but still they delight the soul and amuse the eye with their bright colors. Want to prolong the blooming splendor, but how to keep cut tulips strong and fresh?

Content:

• How to prolong the life of a tulip bouquet?
• Save cut tulips for transportation
• General rules for long-term storage of cut flowers

How to prolong the life of a tulip bouquet?

In cut flowers, metabolic processes of vital activity do not stop, but continue to operate for some time: the plants breathe, moisture evaporates. But in the absence of a root system in the plant's body, synthesis stops, and organic substances are split. The more intense the decay process, the faster the flower will wither. Therefore, it is necessary to provide such conditions under which the decay processes are slowed down.

A few tips will help you create these conditions and ensure that cut flowers stay viable. If you follow these simple rules, your favorite tulip bouquets will be able to keep fresh for a week or more.

1. You need to cut tulips into bouquets in the early hours of the day, when the stems are still flexible and have not lost their juiciness.
2. While the tulips are not in the vase, hold them with the flowers facing downward, so the juice will not flow out of the stems, and they will retain their elasticity longer.
3. Before putting any flowers in a vase, including tulips, you need to make oblique, not even, cuts on the stems with a sharp knife, lowering them into the water.
4. Every day, the sections on the stems should be updated so that the ducts are not clogged and moisture flows to the buds.
5. In order for cut tulips to stay fresh longer and not lose their attractiveness, it is necessary to add a lump of ordinary sugar or a special 3% sugar solution bought in a flower shop to a vessel with water.
6. Cut tulips love fresh water, so change it at least once a day.
7. To prevent the stems of tulips from rotting, you can add a small amount of crushed charcoal, a little potassium permanganate or an aspirin tablet to a vase of water.

These are some simple ways to help stop the natural withering process of flowers and keep charming bouquets of tulips fresh for as long as possible.

Save cut tulips for transportation

Storage conditions at low temperatures will help ensure the vitality of cut tulips for a long time and slow down the withering process:

• flowers can be stored for a long time in a cold room at a temperature of no higher than -1 degrees, placing them in wide plastic containers;
• you can keep bouquets in a container with water, the temperature of which is not higher than +4 degrees;
• cut flowers are well preserved in refrigerated chambers. Tulips in a dry state are placed in special chambers and kept at a temperature of +2 degrees;
• for fresh cut tulips, ethylene gas, which is released by plants during the wilting stage, is harmful. Therefore, make sure that there are no fading flowers in the room with the tulips.

Cut tulips for transportation at the stage of unblown buds.You can wrap each bud with a ribbon during the transportation of flowers.

General rules for long-term storage of cut flowers

Freshly plucked flowers live on average about 5 days. Flowers are selected for the bouquet that are not yet fully blossomed, but only with slightly open buds. The color of the buds should not be saturated, they will bloom in a vase and acquire their natural color. Make sure that the stem is uniformly colored, without damage or stains. Leaves should not be dry or with split ends, such are immediately removed.

Before placing the flowers in the vase, pick off all the leaves that fall into the water. It is important to choose the correct position for the vase. It is installed in a bright place, but so that the burning rays of the sun do not fall on the flowers. Also, drafts should not be allowed.

In flower shops, there are special products for sale, such as Chrysal, with which you can significantly extend the life of a cut bouquet. The product is sold in the form of a ready-made solution or powder, which must be diluted with water according to the instructions for it and added to a vessel with flowers.

Different flowers have their own individual qualities, knowing which you can postpone the process of their wilting. For example, in roses not only leaves falling into the water break off, but also thorns. Daffodils secrete juice with harmful substances, so the proximity of other flowers to them will not be entirely pleasant. Lilies last longer if the stamens are removed and gerberas will delight for a long time with their appearance, if the stems are rubbed with salt.

Flowers are the most popular commodity at any time of the year. They are given on special occasions, on anniversaries, as a sign of attention and just like that. Together with the bouquet, the most tender and sensual words are "handed over". Therefore, I want such a bouquet to remain in good condition for a long time and remind of a wonderful moment.