Lilac – indispensable attribute of the Russian estate. It is possible to meet its magnificent bushes not only near the rural house, but also in the yards of town houses. The blossoming lilac perfectly decorates the house, filling soul with nervousness and special joy. What it is necessary to make as long as possible to keep lilac and to prolong life to bouquet?
It is required to you
- - water;
- - capacity for bouquet;
- - sharp knife;
- - rag;
- - soft paper;
- - citric acid.
Instruction
1. That the bouquet of lilac has stayed as long as possible, cut off branches early in the morning and at once place in the soft and settled water. Try to make cut longer and slanting. If water in the house rigid, soften it, having added small amount of citric acid to liquid.
2. If you have no opportunity immediately after cutting to put lilac in water, then try to wrap branches in the humidified rag. On open air you transfer lilac bouquet only in deaf packing from soft paper. Before the placing of lilac in water after such transportation update cut by means of sharp knife, having substituted the space of cut for cold water.
3. In addition harrow bark in the lower part, near stalks. Each stalk is also recommended to be made an incision along fibers on three-four centimeters. Even more effective way to provide the maximum water inflow through stalk is to tap the ends of stalks the hammer on firm surface until tips of branches are softened. Such processing promotes the strengthened receipt in vessels of plant of air and moisture, prolonging life to bouquet.
4. Forming bouquet, separate the blossoming escapes from green, having separated branches into two parts. But it is recommended to put them in one capacity to reduce moisture evaporation.
5. If flowers have begun to wither, place the ends of bouquet under water and update cut sharp knife. Water temperature for bouquet has to be about 35 wasps. It is possible to recover also absolutely faded bouquet of lilac. For this purpose submerge the ends of branches for several minutes in very hot water, and then transfer to the container with water of room temperature.
6. At registration of the room in flowers put lilac separately from other plants. However, the lilac very well gets on with tulips. Remember that the flowers exhaling strong aroma in most cases suppress other plant species.
7. Throughout the day find opportunity to spray lilac bouquet with water of room temperature. Implementing the recommendations described above, you will be able to prolong for several days life to bouquet from lilac.