Re: Anyone else into using silica gel to preserve flowers?

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From: Firethorn707
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 03:51

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On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 03:39:40 GMT, "Mr. Slave" <slave-san@sp.net>
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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?

Yep - thats how it works.  Almost perfect.  The silica "gel" can hold
35% of its own weight in water vapor.  You can dry a really thick rose
in just about 4 days.  It dries so fast i preserves almost all the
color.  But I was hoping to find others do discuss the finer elements.

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