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LIMOMx2
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What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
I have heard a penny, baking soda, gingerale, warm water.
What do you use and find works?
TIA
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Posted 12/6/07 10:11 AM  |
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bicosi
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
Sugar!
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| Posted 12/6/07 10:13 AM |
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BigB
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
The school secretary swears by 7-Up...I will give it a try this year!
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| Posted 12/6/07 10:13 AM |
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NinaLemon
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
My sister and BIL boil water every morning for the tree and there tree last from Thanksgiving through Christmas.
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| Posted 12/6/07 10:14 AM |
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LIMOMx2
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
Posted by bicosi
Sugar!
How much and do you just put it in once or every time?
TIA I think my tree is so dry and we just got it
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| Posted 12/6/07 10:14 AM |
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LIMOMx2
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
Posted by BigB
The school secretary swears by 7-Up...I will give it a try this year!
Instead of water?
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| Posted 12/6/07 10:15 AM |
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bicosi
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
Posted by 5ofClubs
Posted by bicosi
Sugar!
How much and do you just put it in once or every time?
TIA I think my tree is so dry and we just got it
around 4 spoonfuls.
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| Posted 12/6/07 10:25 AM |
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jcbrownie
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
brown sugar.
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| Posted 12/6/07 10:26 AM |
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Kara
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
Yup - 4 - 5 spoonfuls of sugar in hot water when you first put the tree up. Then I put a couple spoonfuls in every other time I water (with cold water).
The people who say soda are seeing the results b/c of the sugar in those sodas, I think. 
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| Posted 12/6/07 10:26 AM |
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rojerono
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
Seltzer Water.
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| Posted 12/6/07 10:29 AM |
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luckysmom
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
Just regular water and it holds up from the week after thanksgiving til new years. We just water the tree every day and soemtimes we add water twice a day
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| Posted 12/6/07 10:31 AM |
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chikita315
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
Aspirin
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| Posted 12/6/07 10:45 AM |
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HeatherRose
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
Posted by chikita315
Aspirin
thats what we do.. you can do this with fresh flowers too, it work great!
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| Posted 12/6/07 10:47 AM |
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freckles
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
Wow, I never heard of anything but water but ours usually lasts till New Years.
Maybe I'll try sugar this year!
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| Posted 12/6/07 10:49 AM |
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lvdolphins
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
Sugar
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| Posted 12/6/07 12:29 PM |
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snowprincess
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
my latest plan is humidifying the tree with the humidifier to get moisture to the whole tree - also the water in the bottom too
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| Posted 12/6/07 1:19 PM |
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pinkandblue
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
Posted by Kara
Yup - 4 - 5 spoonfuls of sugar in hot water when you first put the tree up. Then I put a couple spoonfuls in every other time I water (with cold water).
The people who say soda are seeing the results b/c of the sugar in those sodas, I think.
So when you FIRST put water in the tree, you use HOT water and sugar and then every other time, you use COLD water and sugar?
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| Posted 12/6/07 1:20 PM |
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Kara
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
Posted by stephanief
Posted by Kara
Yup - 4 - 5 spoonfuls of sugar in hot water when you first put the tree up. Then I put a couple spoonfuls in every other time I water (with cold water).
The people who say soda are seeing the results b/c of the sugar in those sodas, I think.
So when you FIRST put water in the tree, you use HOT water and sugar and then every other time, you use COLD water and sugar?
Yup. Very hot water and sugar the first time. Cold or room temp water (doesn't have to be freezing) the rest of the time. I don't put sugar in every time. I do it the first time and every few days after that. Maybe every second or third time I water it.
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| Posted 12/6/07 1:24 PM |
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pinkandblue
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
Posted by Kara
Posted by stephanief
Posted by Kara
Yup - 4 - 5 spoonfuls of sugar in hot water when you first put the tree up. Then I put a couple spoonfuls in every other time I water (with cold water).
The people who say soda are seeing the results b/c of the sugar in those sodas, I think.
So when you FIRST put water in the tree, you use HOT water and sugar and then every other time, you use COLD water and sugar?
Yup. Very hot water and sugar the first time. Cold or room temp water (doesn't have to be freezing) the rest of the time. I don't put sugar in every time. I do it the first time and every few days after that. Maybe every second or third time I water it.
wow, I never knew to use HOT water the first time, do you know why that is?
thanks for the tips, we are getting our tree this weekend 
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| Posted 12/6/07 1:28 PM |
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MarathonKnitter
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
i've heard pure maple syrup
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| Posted 12/6/07 1:36 PM |
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2PreciousBlessings
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
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Posted by stephanief
Posted by Kara
Yup - 4 - 5 spoonfuls of sugar in hot water when you first put the tree up. Then I put a couple spoonfuls in every other time I water (with cold water).
The people who say soda are seeing the results b/c of the sugar in those sodas, I think.
So when you FIRST put water in the tree, you use HOT water and sugar and then every other time, you use COLD water and sugar?
Yup. Very hot water and sugar the first time. Cold or room temp water (doesn't have to be freezing) the rest of the time. I don't put sugar in every time. I do it the first time and every few days after that. Maybe every second or third time I water it.
wow, I never knew to use HOT water the first time, do you know why that is?
thanks for the tips, we are getting our tree this weekend
Very informative. I will be trying this.
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| Posted 12/6/07 1:39 PM |
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NewlyMrs
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
I too do the sugar.
But I also add a splash of bleach to kill any mold.
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| Posted 12/6/07 1:48 PM |
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honeywolf73
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
Posted by BigB
The school secretary swears by 7-Up...I will give it a try this year!
This also works for fresh cut flowers.
I bought a perserve at one of the stores that was for the tree and it worked great. I don't remember how much it was it wasn't expensive but it sounds like sugar is good too.
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| Posted 12/6/07 2:19 PM |
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JenniferEver
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
I am using prolong..it forces the tree to "drink" more water..right now it's at about 3gal/day
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| Posted 12/6/07 5:10 PM |
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dandj
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Re: What do you put in your Christmas Tree water to make it last longer?
I buy the tree preserver stuff they sell where we buy the tree from and it works great.
Tried sugar once and the tree rotted! It smelled so bad we had to throw it out before Christmas! I think we put too much in!!
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