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aspirin and the longevity of plants? |
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| Mar27-11, 11:11 PM | #1 |
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aspirin and the longevity of plants?
I've heard that adding crushed aspirin to cut flowers improves the lifetime of flowers. Is this really true?
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| Mar28-11, 09:01 AM | #2 |
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Ok, after reading on this topic a bit, the only reasonable answer I could get was that the aspirin prevents any harmful bacteria from getting in the water. Does anyone know if this is the only reason, or the reason at all?
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| Mar28-11, 09:21 AM | #3 |
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Maybe you should do a simple experiment
. Goofy thought: if aspirin prolonged plant life, the oldest plants in the world would be White Willows. |
| Mar28-11, 06:10 PM | #4 |
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| Mar28-11, 07:55 PM | #5 |
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![]() Experiment! |
| Mar28-11, 07:55 PM | #6 |
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| Mar28-11, 09:29 PM | #7 |
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That's great. And true.
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| Mar28-11, 10:03 PM | #8 |
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@OP: You'd be right. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salicylic_acid |
| Mar29-11, 06:22 AM | #9 |
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I also found this link. It's a Michigan State experiment.
https://www.msu.edu/course/lbs/145/l.../thebiles.html |
| Mar30-11, 08:55 AM | #11 |
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