NEWSLETTER - January 2005
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December
Happenings |
| January
27, 2005 Business Meeting: 5:00 – 6:00 Program:– 6:00 – 7:00 pm Angela Hoard scheduled Speaker Shirley Rock Topic: Phygeluis (Cape Fuchsia) At the Everett Boeing Rec Center, Activity Rm |
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| 2005 January is the time for the club members to pay dues. Attaching the Membership form. Please send the form and Dues to Barb Beaman. Mail Code is 0J-MP |
Next
Month's Meeting February 24, 2005 5:00 – 7:00 pm |
Tip
: Keeping flowers fresh
Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and it makes cut flowers
last longer.
Other
tips to keep a Valentine’s Day bouquet from wilting early:
• Wash the vase carefully to remove all traces of flowers that were
in it before.
• Fill the vase with lukewarm water for most flowers, cold water
for bulb flowers.
• Use any preservative as the label directs. Preservatives include
sugars to feed the flower, biocides to discourage growth of bacteria and
fungi and allow for easier water uptake and an acidifier, which lowers
the water’s pH.
• Make-it yourself potions we’ve encountered include ingredients
as diverse as pennies, aspirin,
lemon-lime soda, vinegar, and mouthwash. More common: 1 teaspoon of sugar
stirred into 1 gallon of water.
• Remove any foliage that will be below the water line; it breeds
bacteria.
• Holding each stem under water, use a sharp, nonserrated knife
to cut about an inch off the end.
• Cut at an angle. A knife won’t crush stems as scissors can,
underwater cutting prevents air from
blocking water uptake, and an angle keeps stems from resting flat against
the vase.
• Put the freshly cut flowers in a filled vase right away.
• Place the vase out of direct sunlight in a cool spot, away from
vents, radiators, or appliances that get warm.
• Every other day, refill the vase, add preservative, recut the
stems, and put them in the vase immediately.