"Can I cut the stems now as we start night time -ve temps. and ripen them as cut stems?" I have had some success adding a small amount of sugar and an occasional drop of clorox (dilute sodium hypochlorite) to keep the 'cavorting beasties' at bay. My rationale is the stem knows what to do but doesn't have enough photosynthetic surface to get it done without adding sugar. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>