Cutting Bloom Stalks
Any body have any wisdom on when the best time to cut a bloom stalk is?
I like to take flowers to my office, as well as having them in my house.
I have been trying to figure out what triggers the bloom to open. Some
of them seem to open overnight, some just when ever. I don't know
whether to leave them for a while after the top bloom opens to let the
secondary etc buds develop more, or cut them right away. When I cut them
as soon as the top bloom opens, it seems as if the later blooms that
open in the house don't last anyahere near as long.
I put them in water with something that has a little citric acid and
sugar in it (like Squirt). Seems to work pretty well. Anybody ever try
the few drops of bleach approach. I trim the ends every other day or so
to keep the veins(???) open.
Any ideas would be much appreciated
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