Yep, we do as well. We find that the tree stays green till the middle of April when we do this, if we don't they are bare before January is up.
Marshall "M. G. Devour" wrote: > Twill asks: > > Is anyone out there using CS to keep their christmas tree greener > > longer ? > > YES! We do that every year. > > We always cut our Christmas tree at the lot, so we probably start out > with a freshness advantage over pre-cut trees. > > As soon as we get it home I cut a couple of extra inches off the bottom > to make sure we have a very fresh cut, then put it in the stand and > fill it up with room temperature CS. If I don't have enough CS made up, > I'll make up the balance with distilled. > > If you get this first watering right, the tree will still be fresh when > you want to take it down. > > Be warned, the tree will drink a *lot* of water every day, so stay on > top of keeping the stand filled. If it dries out even once, it's > probably a goner. > > We usually switched to tap water for the rest of the time. I add a few > chugs of CS whenever I think about it, just in case. > > Hope that helps. > > Mike D. > [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] > [[email protected] ] > [Speaking only for myself... ] > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> >
