Re: Digest Number 891CULT; MOUTHWASH
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Digest Number 891CULT; MOUTHWASH
- From: J* I* J*
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 22:44:07 -0800
From: John I Jones <jijones@ix.netcom.com>
Rose & Fred Lieberman wrote:
>
> From: "Rose & Fred Lieberman" <pyrite@clarityconnect.com>
>
> Hi, Karene and Lynn and All...
>
> I saw "Shabby Chic" on satellite two days ago. She used a bit of mouthwash
> in her vase water to prevent bacterial buildup for the cutflowers she was
> preparing. Bacteria, of course, is what dramatically decreases vase life,
> as the bacteria clog up the flowers "water tubes".
>
I have always used a little clorox and sprite to keep my flowers fresh.
Clorox to keep the bacteria down and Sprite to provide citric acid and
sugar. Of course the ends capilliaries tend close down after a couple of
days anyway, so trim a half an inch or so off the end of the stems and
the flowers will last a long time.
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
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