Fresh flowers make such a great difference to a room.
When someone places a flower vase in our living room, it suddenly feels fresh and light!
But sometimes its hard to justify buying them as they easily wilt.
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You probably know some of these, like cutting the leaves and cutting the stems.
you’re free to also alter the pH by adding some ingredients.
Aside from those, there are still three things it’s possible for you to do.
Try putting vodka and pennies in your flower vases and see what happens.
I was amazed when I first learned these tricks fromTasty Home.
Try them next time you buy flowers.
Just cut them using sharp scissors.
Yes, you read that right, underwater.
Vodka
Have you ever thought of adding vodka to your flowers?
Believe it or not, it helps to slow wilting!
Just add a few drops to your vase water.
Lemon-lime soda
Another trick is adding lemon-lime soda.
Who knew you could add your favorite drink to your vase water to keep your flowers alive?
Just add 1/4 cup to the water.
The sugar helps your flowers to last longer.
Pennies
Pennies?
You might think Im kidding, but Im actually not.
The reason behind this is that copper acts as an acidifier to fight bacteria growth.
Fridge
Store your flowers in the fridge overnight.
The low temperature slows the aging process.
Ice cubes
Add ice cubes to your vase water and change it every other day.