Homemade Floral Preservative

Shnookie · Post by **Shnookie** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 6:21 pm

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.

Flat Rock Farm · Post by **Flat Rock Farm** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 6:37 pm

Thanks, all easy on hand items :wink:

Post by **Killerbunny** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 6:45 pm

Thanks, I was looking for something like that!

Post by **Home Grown Poultry** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 6:50 pm

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.

Flat Rock Farm · Post by **Flat Rock Farm** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:52 pm

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.

Post by **Home Grown Poultry** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 10:02 pm

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

Shnookie · Post by **Shnookie** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:22 am

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.

Post by **WLLady** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 1:47 pm

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