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Caring for cut flowers

Clean and sanitise buckets and vases before use. This is one of the most important things you can do to extend the vase life of your cut flowers says Erin Benzakein author of Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden. A good rule of thumb is that vessels should be clean enough to drink from. Dirty containers are hosts to bacteria, which will plug up stems and prevent them from taking up water, and will decrease the flowers’ vase life significantly. Recut stems at an angle with sharp pruners before placing flowers and foliage in the vase. This will encourage them to continue drinking steadily.