Saturday, May 22, 2010

What is the affect of apple juice on marigolds?

Wow, this is a random question if I ever heard one.


But, apple juice is mainly water and sugar, so see the attached link for info on how sugar effects flowers.





Adding sugar to the water in which you place the flowers will not have any positive effect on the life of the flower. This is because roots (or in this case the base of the stem) only absorb salts and water, which are then transported to the rest of the plant. They do not absorb sugars. In fact, adding sugar could be detrimental to flowers because it will make it harder for the flowers to absorb water and they will wilt. This effect becomes stronger as you raise the concentration of the sugar in the water.


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