FloraLife flower food dosing done right
According to FloraLife, flower food dosing is a critical – yet sometimes overlooked – aspect of maintaining the vitality of cut flowers. Not enough flower food in vase solution is not as effective. Too much is too much and can cause damage to flowers.
Biology 101
The flower is utterly dependent on the owner for its nutritional needs once it’s removed from its growing environment. There’s a long road ahead before it reaches the consumer, who also expects long vase life after the purchase.
Mix Mastery
For maximal performance, there is an ideal dosing ratio of flower food in solution, however, some like to freelance. If a little less is used, the supply can be stretched. If more than the recommended dose is used, better results will be achieved.
Whitecoats Weigh In
Unfortunately, the science says otherwise. In lab tests conducted by FloraLife, it shows that too little flower food in solution doesn’t deliver as well. Early wilting can result, as well as an unbalanced environment ripe for bacteria growth. Too much flower food can cause leaf burn and leaf drop, with no real gain in vase life.
Dosing Technology Delivers
Convenient dosing technology, such as the FloraLife QuickMix Handheld Dosing System take the guesswork out of dosing and make it easy to dependably deliver flower food in the correct ratio.
FloraLife Flower Food Adds Value across the Flower Chain!
The name of the game is beauty, vitality and vase life. Maintaining and promoting these across the vast distances some flowers must trek from the grower to the consumer can be a tough job. FloraLife would say there is no magic formula for success but, you know what? In a way, there is. Research shows that flower food – in the proper dose – is the best bet to present to the consumer healthy vibrant flowers that last.
