Today I want to tell how to prolong the life of tulips in a vase. This detailed instruction will come in handy, because soon March 8. I am sure that many women will traditionally receive tulips on this holiday and they will want flowers to please the eye for as long as possible and create a spring mood at home. By following at least a few tips from this manual, you guaranteed to extend the life of your tulips by a few days.
1. Stem. The stem is important to cut at right angles and do it under water so that the vessels are not clogged. In addition to the vertical cut, we do horizontal cut, about a centimeter so that the flower receives more nutrients. We update the slices every day.
2. Water. Tulips love very cold water. We fill the vase with water as much as possible, it is recommended change water once a day (preferably in the morning), while washing the vase itself well, will also be useful add a couple of ice cubes 2-3 times a day
. When they brought the tulips home, you need to give them "rest" for 20-30 minutes, and then put in a vase and cut.3. What to add to the water. Tulips love sweet water so we add 2 tablespoons of sugar, also Coca-Cola is perfect (100 milliliters), if the vase is transparent, you can use Sprite or analogs. To kill bacteria, you can add a couple of aspirin tablets or two tablespoons of vinegar also suitable liquid antiseptic. Scroll the photo to the right.
4. Additional ways. It is necessary remove leaves from a tulip, at least the lower ones, which are in the water. Also, it is believed that if you remove the stamens from the flowers, they will stand longer, and before you put the flowers in a vase, you need to wrap each flower in paper and place it in the refrigerator for 2 hours, but I believe that this is already unnecessary. If you liked the article - put your finger up and subscribe to the channel!