6 common mistakes that kill your tulips

"Now is tulpansäsongen again here and the fresh flowers evokes vårkänslor of the most.nInte quite as vårigt it feels when the tulips turn their pistils down. nUndvik mistakes that draws the life out of your cut flowers in no time."

"Sure it is easy to be attracted to a spontanköp when you see those crispy, the buds stand and gossip about the upcoming spring, in the Ica gender at middagshandlingen."

"Well at home in the vase suggested it might not be too long before the tulips begin to droop and look tired. Before you rush back to the store to scold them, it might be worth checking if not, the fault lies with you."

"Here are six common mistakes that we swedes are committing, year after year, and that shortens the life of your tulips:"

"Sure, it sounds obvious to pick away the packaging before putting the flowers in water? Do you do it, you have missed the chance for the free charter that will help the flowers to keep the elasticity in the stems even longer. When the tulips well been in the vase for at least an hour, you can remove the package."

"A natural mistake is to assume that the tulips would like to have the sunlight, and place them in a window. Unfortunately, the ageing of the flower early of direct sunlight – just like our skin."

"unlike many houseplants, which are sensitive to cold, thrives the best where it is cold. You get finfrämmat in the morning and bought a bouquet for the visit – throw in the fridge over the night."

"most of you probably know that you should cut a piece of the stem before the bouquet placed in the vase. To be effective, and pulls forward kökssaxen commit a fatal mistake. The cutter presses namely broken vattenkärlen in the stem, allowing the flower to worse take up the water and dry out faster."

"Without water, none flower a longer period of time. A mistake many people commit is to pour the fresh water when the flowers are newly purchased and then let them stand there, day in, day out, while the water becomes increasingly more turbid. A fresh tulip want to have fresh and cold water, preferably every day."

"Certainly, it is tempting to create a still life on a vardagsrumsbordet, with a beautiful bouquet by the side of a sumptuous bowl of fruit. The fruit secretes, unfortunately, a gas – ethylene gas – which is pure poison for the tulips and shortens the life expectancy considerably."