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Article #121Re: Anyone else into using silica gel to preserve flowers?
From: Mr. Slave
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 03:39
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 03:39
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"Firethorn707" <firethorn707@yahoo.com> wrote... > Anyone else into using silica gel to preserve flowers? I've never really tried to dry flowers, but that sounds real useful. I'll bet it is excellent at preserving the shape, you could pack the granules around a fresh flower so as it dessicates it doesn't shrivel. And shouldn't the silica be reusable, just warm slightly for a few hours and remove all the moisture and use again?
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