Tessa Cooper
Tulips are hardy flowers.
Rachel Parker, owner ofFound Farm, grows and sells tulips.
Here are Bennitt and Parker’s trade secrets to extend the life span of a tulip bouquet.
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She notes that buying locally grown tulips is also helpful.
Local flower farmers typically harvest their tulips within a few hours to a few days of selling time.
So, a farmer’s market bouquet is less likely to have spent days aging on a delivery truck.
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“Bacteria causes spoilage of flowers the same way it does with food,” Parker says.
Bennitt suggests changing the water every day.
She also adds to double-check you are using a clean vessel from the start.
This water add-in serves a dual purposeTo provide the flowers with nutrients and to keep the water clean.
However, there’s a good chance you’ve been using flower food wrong.
Charity recommends using 14 to 12 of the packet for a large vase.
If your tulips didn’t come with any food, Parker has a tip you could use.
“This is a trick flower farmers use to keep flowers fresh.”
you might alsomake your own flower foodusing a combination of sugar, bleach, citrus juice and water.
To avoid their early demise, keep them away from direct sunlight.
“These produce the gas ethylene, which causes fresh things like produce and flowers to ripen faster.”
