Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

For each quart of water add

2 tablespoons white sugar
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon of bleach

I got this recipe from an Oklahoma Gardening episode. I haven't tried it yet.

Thanks, all easy on hand items :wink:

Thanks, I was looking for something like that!

Im not much of a flower person, but I preserved a Rose from my Grandfathers funerl 21 years ago with hairspray and still have it tucked away in a little box.

Can you explain more about preserving flower arrangments? Do you spray this on the plants when they are fresh? I remember spraying it and then hanging it to dry in my closet for a long time. But that was a heck of a long time ago and I cant remember exactly what I did.

This is to add to the water, to keep fresh cut flowers longer. Correct me if I am wrong Shnookie??

To preserve flowers I have only ever done the tie them in a bundle and hang them upside to dry.

Wow Al that's a long time to have a flower even preserved!!

I have pressed flowers in books before and did little framed floral pictures.

Well that makes a tonne of sense! Sometimes things go right over my head.

You're right FRF. It's for putting cut flowers or branches in to keep them healthy and longer lasting in a vase. Sorry for the misunderstanding. I should have said so in my post.

It works well too! I used to use that recipe but cut flowers never lasted long enough so now i just get plants lol