Flowers Get Hungry Too

Economizing by using your own cottage grown cut flowers for your in-home arrangements (and we think they are far more glorious and satisfying anyways!) means not having the supplied packet of commercial "food" for your blooms.  Creating your own flower food at home is easy and is beneficial.  It extends the life of the arrangement, as it both feeds the flowers and inhibits the bacteria that produce slime and smelly water.  Mix your own by adding a teaspoon each of sugar, vinegar and non-concentrated bleach to each quart of water.