SPRAYING & POST HARVEST CHEMICALS

We are a no spray farm and we do not treat our flowers with post harvest chemicals or flower foods - many farms do.

Our Flowers are cut at their optimum harvest stage & are re-hydrated for 24 hours prior to distribution - this is best practice. If you would like to use flower food to prolong the natural vase life of your flowers that is your choice!

BOUQUET CARE

Continued care and attention to your bouquet and its environment will also help prolong its vase life. Every flower varietal has a unique vase life - some shorter, some longer. Below are some best practices for keeping your flowers as happy and gorgeous as possible:

  • Trim a half inch off your flowers’ stems when they first arrive home - This will open up the stems for the intake of water in their new vase.

  • Always use sharp clean scissors to cut stems - A clean cut will make sure there is no bacteria being introduced to the stems, and that there is no broken or ripped stem that will start to rot quickly.

  • Always use a dishwasher clean vase - This will ensure that no bacteria is present in the vase for your fresh bouquet.

  • Use flower food if you’d like, except with Zinnias, Sunflowers & Gladiolus - This will prolong your blooms’ lifespan by feeding your flowers, balancing the pH and eliminating bacteria in the water. You can make your own flower food by mixing 1 teaspoon of sugar, 2 teaspoons of lemon juice and 1 teaspoon of bleach per quart of warm (easier for stems to absorb) tap water.

  • Change the water entirely, clean the vase, trim a half inch off the stem and remove spent blooms every 2-3 days - This process will keep the bacteria at bay in the vase.

  • Make sure your flowers always have at least two inches of water - They’re thirsty! Don’t let them dry out.

  • Keep your flowers in a cool spot out of direct sunlight & away from ripening fruit - Sunshine will speed up the bacteria creation in your vase & will make your flowers wilt. The ethylene gas that is emitted from ripening fruit can also ripen your flowers, and thus shorten their vase life.