As a floral professional making that first impression count is key. Chrysal wants to help your customers enjoy their flowers to the fullest. Chrysal has all the solutions you need but following these tips can help as well.
The Invisible Enemy:
- Bacteria thrive on the sugary sap that leaks from all stems.
- They double every 20 mins and in 10 hrs. 100 bacteria cells can become more than 100 billion cells.
- They live in dirty buckets, unclean flower preparation tables, unclean cutting tools and they invade the flower through the cut ends and quickly block the water conducting vessels to the flower head. This causes flower wilting and a very short vase life.
- Bacteria can be detected by rubbing your fingers around the inside of your bucket or vase- a slippery feel indicates a presence of bacteria. Likewise if the vase or bucket water is smelly – then bacteria are actively growing.
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