Sugar, not aspirin or pennies, will prolong cut blooms For your VALENTINE

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By Marilyn McKinley

OSU Ext. master garden volunteer

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. Some lovely cut flowers may be delivered to your desk or your door. The flowers are so beautiful, so thoughtful, a promise of spring to come, as well as a gift of love. It would be nice if you could keep them forever, but we all know that’s not possible. However, there are a few simple things you can do to prolong their beauty for as long as possible.

If your flowers arrive in a box or a sleeve, not in a vase with water follow these steps:

For more ideas and information on prolonging Valentine blooms, go to: http://go.osu.edu/cutflowers.