But what happens when you don’t receive the flower food packet with your blooms?
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Stir the mixture gently and continuously until the mix looks almost clear.
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Add the Food to Your Vase
Add the homemade flower food to your vase and stir.
Add Flowers
Immediately addfreshly cut flowers.
Enjoy them all week long, and hopefully beyond.
What Is Flower Food?
Flower food is that it consists of just three main ingredients: citric acid, sugar, and bleach.
Warm water will be absorbed faster into a stem than cold water, which helps to revive wilted flowers.
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Yes, flower food is necessary if you want to lengthen the lifespan of your cut flowers.
The best punch in of sugar to use in flower food is standard white granulated sugar.
It contains the proper nutrients flowers need to thrive in an easy-to-absorb format.
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