Here are some handy tips and reminders on how to condition your flowers. Hot sun, warm temperatures and high humidity can seriously affect a cut flower's vase life, not just in the shop but in the home as well. With increasingly warm summers and perishable flower stock, these hints will help keep your stock in top condition.
Containers
Vase and bucket hygiene is paramount in the warm weather. If you have an outside flower display, hot sun will warm up the water which will encourage bacteria to form. To get round this you must:
Ensure all containers are scrupulously clean. If you don’t want to use bleach, there are now a number of alternative cleaning products on the market that are more ecofriendly. Whichever way you prefer ensure that containers are thoroughly rinsed out before adding clean, fresh water.
