There are all kinds of home remedies to help your plants thrive.
But especially cut flowers in the vase are not guaranteed a long life.
Except, they get poured high-percentage.
Freshly bought, a single rose or a whole bunch of flowers looks beautiful in a vase.
But despite cutting and regularly watering, you can often only watch how the plants lose their beauty day by day.
The blossoms and leaves wither, the flowers die desolately.
For some it happens after a few days, others can last a week at most, but then it's over.
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So that it doesn't end in a tragedy so quickly, some people use various home remedies and tricks.
For example, some swear by adding some sugar or even aspirin to the flower water to keep the plants fresher for a few days longer.
But did you know that high-percentage tastes much better?
An attempt on TikTok shows it.
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Two roses are placed in a vase of water.
One has a little sugar added to it, but the other has a shot glass full of vodka instead.
If that works?
Indeed: ten days later, the rose in the sugar water has completely wilted, while the other one, which was poured with high-proof, still looks dewy.
Finally comes the explanation: alcohol preserves and therefore prevents plants from wilting.
It also has a disinfecting effect and slows down the growth of putrefactive bacteria.
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"Meine sings Ballermann hits now": vodka trick shows how flowers live longer
The ingenious life hack has been clicked almost five million times and has already received over 270,000 likes.
Countless users comment below, most make fun of the trick.
Others explain the phenomenon in more detail.
Here is a selection of the best comments:
"That's why I look so young.
😂😂😂”
"Mine is singing Ballermannhits now.😳"
"I imitated it, all of a sudden this flower starts to sing.
😐"
“My body is a garden.
🥰”
"My cousin used to water her plant with alcohol & coffee.
Everyone always gets coffee or soda from me.”
"Say someone.
Alcohol 🍸 is harmful... just preserve it.
😂😂😂”
"Maybe because sugar clogs the pores of the rose, through which it sucks water."
"So drunk the plant forgets to die."
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