An old timer told me to stop cutting stems straight across and I fought him for weeks before I tried it his way

Switched to a 45-degree angle cut on my hydrangeas after that advice from a 30 year florist in St. Louis and now they last almost twice as long in the cooler, anyone else had a stubborn habit that took a stranger to break?

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zarag1715d ago

Wait, isn't a 45 degree cut standard advice for woody stems like hydrangeas?

theacooper15d ago

Wait, isn't a 45 degree cut standard advice" - that's exactly what I thought too, but I'd been doing it wrong for years before some random gardener set me straight at a farmer's market. Funny how we'll ignore good advice from people we know but take it from a stranger without question.

simonlee14d ago

No, wait. 30 years as a florist in St. Louis? That's wild. I always figured florists just tossed stems in water and called it a day. Didn't realize they had secret tricks like that for making things last longer.