Tea Time with your Christmas Tree: a Recipe to Keep your Spruce Alive Longer
Stow's fire marshall recommends this concoction to extend the life of live trees
If you're buying your Christmas tree just before Santa slides down the chimney, this recipe will extend the life of a live tree. Most Christmas trees are expected to live only a couple of weeks after being cut down. But Stow Fire Department Marshall Jim Leidel has a recipe, he says, that extends the life and luster of the fresh firs. "No fire-proofing technique works 100 percent of the time," said Leidel. But he believes the following recipe can make a living tree stay green longer. Ingredients: * Two cups of corn syrup * Two ounces of chlorine bleach * Two teaspoons of Epsom salt * One-half teaspoon of Borax * One teaspoon of chelated iron (Can be found at nurseries, garden centers, and in pill form at pharmacies) * Hot water …
