Can’t imagine Christmas without a live Christmas tree, but right after the tree starts to lose its needles? We reveal what you should pay attention to when buying to avoid such situations and a home trick to extend the life of your Christmas tree.
Which Christmas tree is the most durable? Pay attention to these elements when buying a tree
It is the leader among the festive ones Caucasian fir. This species is considered the most durable and will last much longer in the home than spruce, which is also much more prickly. Once you decide on a particular tree, you should pay attention to its trunk. It should be light brown. The needles should preferably be green and flexible, and a gentle shaking of the Christmas tree should not cause them to fall apart.
Christmas tree placement matters. How to make the Christmas tree last longer at home?
Before we bring the tree home, it should stand for at least 24 hours in a slightly cooler room, e.g. a basement or on a balcony. A sudden and large temperature difference can affect the life of a Christmas tree. When placing it in the living room or room, remember not to place it right next to a radiator or other direct sources of heat. For Christmas tree tuning, it is worth choosing LED lights, which emit less heat.
How to extend the life of a Christmas tree after Christmas? Try homemade fertilizer
A cut Christmas tree should have constant access to water. However, it should not be cold water, but warm (but not hot). It is worth enriching it with home-made fertilizer, for which we will only need a bit of … salt and sugar. Such a mixture of spices will make the Christmas tree please the eye longer, and the process of falling of the needles will be slowed down.
Source: Gazeta
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