Keeping tulips fresh: This is why you shouldn't cut the stems with scissors

Tulips are the spring flowers par excellence.

No wonder.

After all, they radiate pure joy with their bright colors.

But how do tulips stay fresh longer?

Nothing welcomes spring more than a bouquet of beautiful cut flowers on the kitchen table.

In addition to roses *, the most popular are also gerberas, daffodils, lilies and hydrangeas.

Of course there is a lot more.

Another popular cut flower in spring is the tulip.

It shines in all possible colors and brings a good mood into the apartment.

This happiness should like to last for a long time.

To keep the tulips fresh for a while, there are just a few tips you need to follow.

Keeping tulips fresh - Tip 1: Don't let them die of thirst

Tulips are one of the

cut flowers that like, and above all, a lot of water

.

So don't let them die of thirst.

Ideally, you simply take cool water from the water pipe for this.

However, you do not need to add any special additives.

And while you change the water every two days anyway, it's worth checking the stems right away.

If they are already brown at the ends, it is best to remove this point directly.

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Keeping tulips fresh - Tip 2: Do not cut the stems with scissors

Regardless of whether you are just putting the tulips in the water or just want to freshen them up: The ends of the stems should not be cut off with scissors.

Why?

Because this destroys the sensitive conduction pathways

.

Instead, use a sharp knife.

Incidentally, it is enough to cut off a maximum of 6 mm.

Then the tulip can absorb water and nutrients very well again.

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There are a few tips to keep tulips fresh for as long as possible - we'll give you five.

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Keeping tulips fresh - Tip 3: Pay attention to the right environment

Tulips like it best when they are

in a cool, dry place

.

It is not so well disposed towards direct sunlight or heating.

If you have the option, you could store the tulips overnight in a particularly cold place, such as the cellar.

This means they stay fresh for almost 10 days.

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Keeping tulips fresh - Tip 4: Open your eyes to your neighbor's choice

Not all cut flowers are the same.

For example, tulips do not go well with daffodils.

This can be explained by the fact that the daffodils release a kind of slime into the water, which causes the tulips to wither.

Not the purpose of the beautiful bouquet.

You should also not place the vase with the beautiful tulips

in the immediate vicinity of fruit

.

This is mainly due to the ripening gas ethylene, which the types of fruit give off.

This gas quickly wilts the tulips.

Keeping tulips fresh - tip 5: choose the right vase

Some cut flowers need a lot of space

to unfold

.

The same goes for the tulips, because they continue to grow in the vase.

In order not to stand in each other's way, each tulip needs a little more space.

You can confidently give it to them with a larger vase.

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