flowers

[NITA EDWARDS]

please could someone settle an argument? Does the water that flowers have been in for 12 days stink badly?carnations actually. My husband says it`s not possible.

[Hermia]

Flowers stink to high heaven when they have been in water a while. I'm not sure whether it's the water or the flowers rotting that does it, but it's certainly a vile smell. I once went on holiday and forget there was a vase of flowers in the living room. I opened the living room door on my return and nearly died from the stench!

[Clanad]

Bacteria from both the flower stems and the storage water causes the smell. Next time you place cut flowers in a vase, add a teaspoon of common laundry bleach to the water (along with about a teaspoon of sugar for nourishment) and add the same amount of bleach each time you change the water to control the bacteria...

[NITA EDWARDS]

Many thanks,both of you, I was accused of causing the smell myself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[logman]

If your Husband thinks old flower water dont stink, just ask him to drink it. that should settle the argument!

[WendyS]

Yes, the rotting stalks start to stink after a few days and the water goes really slimy. I try to remember to change the water in vases every couple of days. It doesn't leave the inside of the vase looking very nice either !

[david small]

Lily's that fester, smell far worse than weeds.

Shakespeare.

[RAYMAN]

Make sure only stalks and not the leaves are submerged in the water.

[funnywebsite]

Change the water every other day to keep the life of the flowers longer.