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Jae
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Jae asked in Home & GardenDo It Yourself (DIY) · 1 decade ago

Drying Flowers?

How do i dry long stemed roses, without having to smash em in a book, but hang em by string? in the kitchen.

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    You could lay them out on newpaper or you could try microwaving them.

    I'm really not sure, I hope I helped some, if at all. Good luck :D

  • 1 decade ago

    Hanging them upside down will cause their petals to fall off. Try to let them dry up straight in a vase, after applying a good amount of hairspray on petals and leaves. I sometimes do that when I want my roses to l

    ast longer. It's fake, they're already dead, but hey it works =]

    hang my in a bouquet upside down in my closet. They need to be a dark dry environment. Also, don't hang them separately because when you put them together after being dried they will crush each other due to not drying together.

    Some roses really stink when dried, this is normal. Wait till the smell is gone, then you know they are dry.

  • 1 decade ago

    I hang my in a bouquet upside down in my closet. They need to be a dark dry environment. Also, don't hang them separately because when you put them together after being dried they will crush each other due to not drying together.

    Some roses really stink when dried, this is normal. Wait till the smell is gone, then you know they are dry.

  • 1 decade ago

    I have heard of several techniques..

    I always let this stay as they are when u rec'd them... then I use some stuff I got from a hobby hobby shop.. it is like vanish but in a spray can..

    my dad passed and I used it on his dead bouquet.. hair spray will work a little bit.. but u have to use a lot of it..

    hanging in the dark is one

    call.. ur local county agent in ur city.. they should have some updated info..

    or even a flower shop..

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  • 1 decade ago

    Hanging them upside down will cause their petals to fall off. Try to let them dry up straight in a vase, after applying a good amount of hairspray on petals and leaves. I sometimes do that when I want my roses to last longer. It's fake, they're already dead, but hey it works =]

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Bad Feng Shui. Dead flowers bring bad chi.

  • 1 decade ago

    hang them upside down

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