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Intricacies of drying flowers
March 2, 2008 |
Though drying flowers is rather a very easy procedure still there are a number intricacies in the absence of which the drying process may not be perfect or can lead into unnecessary consequences ruining all your efforts.
· First and foremost, the drying time may vary significantly depending on two parameters, the humidity level and the sir temperature.
· Next as the drying winds up start storing the dried flowers in a particular place that won’t require you to move them every now and then. Leave the flowers alone as they are too delicate to be handled.
· By no means store up the blossoms in any plastic container or plastic bag as that will lead to sweating and eventually rotting. Better store them in a dry cardboard box with proper airing holes. If you had sealed the flowers using silica gel, then better relate a slim layer of the gel to the base of the box as well. This silica gel method is a very off-bit method to get perfectly dried flowers. This process results in every blossom retaining the extravagant color and appearing almost fresh with a rudiment of the fragrance as well. The silica gel, which almost looks like rock salt, needs to be grounded into fine granules. The grinded silica gel can be used for a number of times over and over again rendering the same effect every time. This method is an exclusive for flower heads and petals. Wait until the flower head is aptly dry. After that start using egg cartons or small plastic flowerpots for putting in the flower heads along with the gel.
· In case you are drying large bulks of flowers together then again air-drying is the best process you can head through. Take away all the unwanted leaves and foliage, as that will require unnecessary time. Bunch up the flowers in small groups using rubber bands. Don’t too much into one group. If the flowers you have picked have big flower heads then it is the best to dry them in isolation.