- when I was out shopping - couldn't resist picking up a beautiful bunch of jewel tone purple tulips - reminded me so much of sunny days, Easter holidays, and bright green new growth on plants everywhere. They were just beautiful ... so home they came ... but the next morning ....
Oh no, I forgot! Tulip stems keep growing even after they've been cut, and pretty soon ... Floppy flowers!
No problem, I'd forgotten to give my tulips a little shot of vodka that stunts their growth and keeps them happily upright in the vase. I'll add it now, and the tulips will soon be standing straight and tall, in a state of intoxicated delight.
Problem again ... no Vodka! Will some ancient Southern Comfort that I found in the bottom of the cupboard work? I was about to venture into the world of taste preferences of alcohol loving flora!
Mmmm .. it's been a whole 24 hours and only 3 out of 10 stood up ... not looking good...
Wonder if they would prefer Gin? Guess it might help... a good teaspoon of gin administered ... fingers crossed...
Several hours later ... only 4 more saggy blooms have woken up - better give them some more time
Not working ... but at least they're only marginally worse ... time to get some new flowers ... and Vodka!
New tulips swimming in their Vodka bath ... will check them in a day or so ...
1 day and counting ... they've grown just a little bit, but still standing up - so far so good!
3 days! How can you quarrel with happy flowers?
Yes! Vodka still works! The Lesson? It's Conclusive! 100% of tulips like Vodka, only 30% like Southern Comfort and 70% like Gin : -))
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If it took two teaspoons of Vodka to stunt the growth of twenty tulips ... how much vodka do you think this field of tulips growing between Sablet and Jonquieres would consume?
