To the house as long as possible during the New Year holidays smelled of fragrant needles from the holiday tree, you can follow a few simple rules. Then the main attribute of the winter holidays will look fresh and your carpet will not fall asleep with yellow and dried needles.
Do not install the holiday tree near heating appliances!
So, so that the life of a forest beauty in your home is as comfortable as possible, we suggest that you strengthen her nutrition and get rid of thirst and excessive heat. To do this, you can use the following tricks:
1. Buying a Christmas tree with roots in a container of earth
Today, at many Christmas tree markets, you can buy a certified and beautiful Christmas tree, which after the holidays can be transplanted into the open ground. With proper care, a green tree will take root on your site or in the forest and will live happily ever after. In addition, if you buy a Christmas tree in a pot, then minimize the risk of shedding it.
The tree can be put in a container of water. Please note that the water must be hot during installation!
2. 50 shades of needles
When buying a Christmas tree, look what color needles it has. If they are dark green, then this is a great tree. If the shade of needles tends to yellow, the tree will showered sooner. In addition, you need to check whether the branches of the tree are flexible or with a crunch break when bent. Make sure that the needles densely cover the branches, and there are no bald spots on them. Otherwise, the forest guest will delight you in a very short period.
3. From the ship to the ball
Having become the happy owner of a Christmas tree, do not rush to carry it from a cold Christmas tree bazaar immediately to a warm house. If possible, hold it for a couple of days on the balcony or in the garage, where there will be, so to speak, an “intermediate” air temperature between the street and the apartment.
The best way to keep spruce fresh is to place it in a bucket of clean, damp sand.
4. At an angle
Take a sharp knife and plan the trunk at the base at an angle of 45 degrees. Be sure to remove the bark in the area that will be immersed in water or a container of sand.
5. Glycerin baths
For those who prefer to install the Christmas tree on a stand, there is good advice: wrap the slice with wet gauze or felt in several layers. Remember that it is advisable to wet these layers as often as possible. You can also soak them with glycerin.
In wet sand, it is better to put the tree in such a way that it covers the lower part of the trunk by at least 20 cm.
6. Without chlorine!
If your tree is in a container with water, then make sure that the water is chlorine-free. Tap water should be well defended for a week before putting a holiday tree in it.
7. Life-giving mix
An ideal filler for a container under the Christmas tree is a mixture of water and sand.
It is advisable to spray spruce twigs with water every day, but before that, be sure to unplug the garland!
8. Christmas tree cocktail
Throw an aspirin tablet, a pinch of salt and a spoonful of sugar in a bowl of water for the Christmas tree. Aspirin will guard the rot, and salt and sugar will help the Christmas tree to properly "eat".
Follow these simple rules, and your holiday will last much longer!