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    CUTTING & CONDITIONING FLOWERS

    Jul 21, 2020 3 minutes

    When to pick

    Cutting a stem does cause a flower a certain amount of shock but there’s lots to do to give it a happy indoor life. One of the most helpful tricks is to gather your flowers early in the day, while it’s cooler and the bloom is full of energy. The cool of the evening is good too. Carry a bucket of water with you and plunge the stems straight into it as soon as they’re cut.

    It’s best not to wait for a flower to be fully out to pick it. It

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