What cut flowers with water right?

Water quality is affected the performance of cut flowers the most important factor. Water shortage may lead to one of the most serious problems arise: wilting flowers and leaves. Different water quality on the vase life has positive and negative double impact.




Vase available water sources



The following sources can be used in real life:



- Water



- Rain



- Well water



- Deionized water



- Dialysis water



- Surface water



What kind of water the best?



the number of suitable pH value?



Water is the most common source of water, and readily available, but not all are suitable for vase flowers tap it? This is a difficult question, because there is no fixed standard for tap water at all. Different countries, regions, cities, even in the same city, the water quality is not the same. In addition, different parts of the water, its chemical composition, pH, organic matter and microbial contamination are very different. The water is usually neutral, the pH of 6 to 8 (Editor's Note: pH value from 0 to 14 is divided into fifteen other, the lower the number the more acidic, the higher the value the more alkaline).



In terms of cut flowers, low pH (4-5) in the vase solution pH value is much better than high. So cut post-harvest processing products (such as fresh can benefit Refreshing series) have a lower pH. This water can promote cut flowers, inhibit microbial growth. However, the pH is too low (below 4) is likely to back stem pale soft, such as gerbera and chrysanthemum.



Flowers on the most suitable for each kind of water, there is no exact answer. Probably for different flowers for different water quality; even for different varieties of a flower, the best water quality is not the same. Developed a variety of cut flower preservative are available fresh hope of profit, perhaps they can in many varieties of flowers, vase and water quality play a good role.



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Water quality affects the cut quality and postharvest handling results. To regularly check the water, and water usage in all aspects. Poor water quality can cause the following consequences:



- Reduce the water absorption capacity of plants



- Flowers blocked, shorter flowering



- The effect of reducing post-harvest handling



- Plant poisoning (such as iron, fluoride and boron content is too high)



Water hardness is to determine the water quality is an important indicator of the effect of fresh flowers, play a crucial role. In general, the softer the water is more suitable for vase flowers, too soft or tough it will shorten the vase life. Water is "soft" and "general" (German hardness units for the 4.2 and 16.8D) wide, more applicable to the vase of flowers.



Water hardness is a measure of calcium and magnesium ions in water content, the higher the hardness the higher levels. High hardness of the water is often associated with high alkaline and high conductivity, the water on the flowers of flowering, leaves, stems have adverse effects.



High alkaline water means a lot of acidic solution to lower the pH. Moderate water pH most suitable for flower arranging. Lee cut flowers can usually be placed in a vase preservative fluid pH value is between 4 to 5.5, slightly acidic. This can cut water to promote, but also reduce the breeding of germs. However, if the pH is too low, the stem will change color (such as gerbera and chrysanthemum). Ordinary tap water pH is 7.



Conductivity is a measure of water-soluble salt content, high conductivity is high. This value should not be too high (generally less than 500). Naarden in the Netherlands was taken near the water samples tested are considered suitable for insertion of cut flowers.