# How to Make a Preservative for Cut Flowers
Want to make your fresh-cut flowers last a bit longer on your table? There's no need to hunt down some prepackaged flower food that accompanies store-bought blossoms. Making a preservative at home to nourish your bouquet is simple. This mixture feeds and perks up cut flowers while also slowing the growth of bacteria in the water and on the stems.
Things You'll Need
- Bouquet of flowers
- Scissors
- Vase
- 2 Tbsp. white sugar
- 2 Tbsp. white vinegar
- 1/2 tsp. bleach
- 1 quart warm water
- Long-handled wooden spoon
Instructions
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Trim away all leaves from the lower half of the flowers' stems. The stems should be the only thing underwater in the vase.
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Hold the base of each stem under cool running water and use the scissors to cut the tip at an angle. Trim slowly to avoid squishing or tearing the stem. The cut allows the flowers to absorb more water and nutrients.
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Wash and dry the vase. Add the sugar, vinegar, bleach and water to the vase and stir with the wooden spoon until the sugar has dissolved.
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Arrange the cut flowers in the vase. Keep an eye on the bouquet, trimming away any rotting leaves or blossoms as soon as you spot them. This will allow the arrangement to last longer.
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