this came from Jean Clayton of Oceanside.
Jean writes:
To make your fresh Christams tree last longer than ever, drill a 1/2 inch hold in the "butt" (for those of you without an imagination, drill the hole in the center of the cut truck portion of the tree) of the tree. Drill the hole deep enough to fit 1/2 the length of the tampon you're using. Stick an unwrapped (take it out of it's outer shell too, if it has one) tampon into the hole, letting it stick out by 1/2 the length of the tampon. This allows the tree to absorb any water in the tree holder bowl, no matter how low the water gets.
Jean says her tree hardly lost any needles and wasn't dried out, even 3 weeks after Christmas!
Brilliant idea Jean!
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Holy crap- that's brilliant! How in the heck would one come up with that concept though????
Thanks for the tip Jean!
Or you can just stick the thing all the way and allow the string to wick the water into the tree butt...I don't remember how I came up with the idea, I think Merlot gave it to me...or was is Shiraz.....
Merlot and Shiraz??? You know them too? Hilarious, but fantastic idea! Thanks! Happy Thanksgiving, you crazy CA girls! Been to Solana lately???
Rachel
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