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RE: tip of the day

Listerine, great easy tip. Thanks Lorraine.

Some of my roses have just put out a lot of buds also (cool weather).
 But we are sure to have some cold weather soon, so it's unlikely
that I will see them all open. 

The Jacob's Coat has been working over time. I saved him from a slow
death, and construction plans at a friend's home, made him available
to me.  I wasn't planning on get this rose, but it sure is a nice
bloomer. 

Sincerely,       
Carleen Rosenlund of Rainier, Oregon -USDA-8
Sweetbriar - Keeper of Sheep & Old Roses

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> From: Lorraine Hoag <grdnr4u@syix.com>
> To: rose-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: tip of the day
> Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 5:10 AM
> 
> Good Morning from California. Don't know if I got this tip from
this list
> or a web page or a magazine but it is working so well that thought
I would
> mention it again. For keeping roses fresh for a long time in a vase
i do
> the following. I don't do anything special while picking the roses.
No pot
> of water to lug around or anything. Just cut them, set them in your
carry
> all and bring them in the house.  Cut them again under water and
dip the
> end in Listerine, keeping the bubble of Listerine on the cut as
best you
> can. Then simply put the roses in warm water in a vase. They last
for a
> week or more so far for me. Is that easy or what??   In the past I
have
> mixed sugar and bleach and set the roses in over night, to have to
go over
> the whole thing next day .......and they did not last anyway. Not
like this
> anyway. My roses are stunning  in this last showing for the year,
maybe
> better than spring.
> L
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