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PSA: I was over-trimming my rose stems for a full year
A new grower at the farmer's market in Portland told me to leave more leaves on for better water uptake. I tried it on a batch of fifty and they lasted three days longer in the vase. Anyone else have a simple tip that fixed a long-running habit?
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wesley_hart4mo ago
Wait, you were cutting fifty roses at a time? That's a serious operation. I can't imagine having that many flowers to deal with. It makes sense that a small change would have such a big effect on that scale. I always thought more stem was better, but I guess the leaves do the real work.
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the_jana4mo ago
Oh man, you think fifty is a lot? I once tried to do a hundred for a friend's wedding and ended up with so many thorns in my hands I looked like a pincushion. My whole system was just a bucket and hope. Turns out, leaving a few extra leaves on each stem meant I only had to change the water half as often, which saved my back. Who knew the secret wasn't more stem, but just not being lazy about the leaves?
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lee.diana4mo ago
Hold on, the leaves actually drink water too, so more leaves means more thirsty stems.
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