Flower Food Packet Contents & Substitutes

Packet = sugar (food) + biocide (bacteria control) + acidifier (pH balance).

Household Substitutes

• Lemon-lime soda (not diet) – sugar + acid.
• 1 tsp sugar + 1 drop bleach per quart – food + biocide.
• 1 tsp sugar + 2 tsp lemon juice + 1 drop bleach – full formula.

Best Practice

Change water + remake solution every 2 days. Recut stems each change.