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A sure sign that summer is one its way in Upstate New York is the smell of lilacs wafting in the breeze. The lilac festival is this weekend in Rochester at Highland Park! This is an incredibly busy time of the year for us, between the planting of field crops and calves being born, it is almost impossible to sneak off the farm. I would love to go and see all the different varieties of lilacs at Highland park (over 500 different varieties!) but not this year. But I will be enjoying fresh cut lilacs from my own shrubs.

Choose lilac stems in the morning when they are filled with moisture from the morning dew. Warm days dehydrate flowers. Flowers cut at the end of the day will fade quickly.
Look for stems with firm leaves and strong colors. To maximize vase life, choose stems before they are in full bloom; with at least one-third of the flowers still in bud.
Use a sharp knife or pruning shears, and cut each lilac stem approximately 1 inch from the bottom of the main stem at a 45-degree angle. Cutting at an angle will help ensure a larger area is exposed to water for maximum water uptake.
Remove any leaves, this will reduce the loss of water due to transpiration. Immediately place the lilac stems into a container of warm water with crushed aspirin. Cut lilacs that are not provided water quickly will seal up, and the flowers will not last as long.

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