Summer compositions of popular garden flowers are used to decorate apartments, gardens, balconies and terraces.They also blend well with fruit.Most of them are mixed, multi-species bouquets, which on the one hand determines their beauty, but on the other hand makes them not durable.
Even if the bouquet is dominated by species with a long "vase life", such as zinnia, asters, carnations or snapdragon (snapdragon), which last 2-3 weeks, other species that wilt earlier make the bouquet becomes unattractive.
In addition, wilting flowers give off ethylene, which accelerates the aging of the remaining flowers. In order for bouquets of summer flowers to please your eyes for as long as possible, you should follow a few basic rules.Collect flowers in the morning or in the evening, at the appropriate stage of flowering.The clusters remain fresh for the longest if they are harvested when the first flowers are developed or when half of them have developed.
We collect Asteraceae flowers when they start to dust the first whorls of flowers in the basket. Before putting the flowers in the vase, remove the leaves from the bottom of the stem, trim the stems and put them in water to prevent air from entering the conductive beams.
We keep the vase and shoots clean, changing the water every day so that the bacteria do not clog the conductive tissues.To stop the growth of bacteria, you can acidify the water with a pinch of citric acid or add chlorine bleach (a teaspoon per liter of water). You can also use ready-made preparations for extending the life of cut flowers. Place the bouquets away from the sun.
