Harvesting Fresh Flowers

Foraging and growing your floral materials is fun, thrifty, and on-trend! In this Tulip Tuesday How-To Video Leanne shares tips on when to harvest flowers and foliage materials, and successfully rehydrating them for designing. Enjoy!
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[@sannup1]

Great tips! Yesterday I cut our zinnias for the stand in the evening. Now I know that they had more food stored within! Thank you, Chere 🌷

[@FlowerSchool]

It is interesting to learn that, Chere! Apparently it really makes a difference in terms of the flowers being fresh and beautiful longer, which is so important. Thank you very much for taking the time to watch this week's Tulip Tuesday Tip. We hope your zinnias are truly beautiful and we wish you the best with your lovely stand. Hope to see you Wednesday and wishing you a marvelous week!

[@ruthbloesl3977]

How long do you leave in quick dip? Various opinions from just a dip to up to 20 sec?

[@FlowerSchool]

That's an excellent question, Ruth! Here's some information from the Floralife® website about Quick Dip usage and we hope it helps:
* Follow the instructions on the product label.
* Remove foliage that will be below the solution level in the container.
* Re-cut 1” (3 cm) the bottom of the stems with a clean knife or cutter.
* Place stems in about two inches of Quick Dip® instant hydrating treatment for approximately one second.
* Immediately place flowers in a Floralife® Fresh Flower Food solution.
* Discard used solution daily or if it becomes cloudy or contaminated with debris.
* Never pour used solution back into the original bottle.
Thank you for taking some time to see our Tulip Tuesday Tip for this week. We hope to see you again and we wish you a wonderful week!