Comments on: Thorn Strippers & Other “Tools of the Trade” https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/thorn-strippers-other-tools-of-the-trade A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:52:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: millet https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/thorn-strippers-other-tools-of-the-trade#comment-270057 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:52:03 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=15538#comment-270057 thanks, MM!

]]> By: Mama Mia https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/thorn-strippers-other-tools-of-the-trade#comment-269878 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:35:20 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=15538#comment-269878 Thanks for sharing! I am looking forward to your 2010 Christmas posts :)

]]> By: shalimar https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/thorn-strippers-other-tools-of-the-trade#comment-269696 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 07:31:54 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=15538#comment-269696 Since I have become a cook this summer, I have not been doing flower arrangements for a long time… but home is soon so I will be visiting markets again and arranging and filling up my flat with flowers.

Have a lovely day MM, looks like winter has arrived here.

]]> By: EbbaBlue https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/thorn-strippers-other-tools-of-the-trade#comment-269663 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:36:19 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=15538#comment-269663 wow your tools looks like well taken care of.. parang bagong-bago. Actually I have read that garden toos (especially shears) needed to be not only clean but di-sensitized. Kasi we can be cutting some stems that are with platn diseases.. and we don’t want to transfer it to other plants.

]]> By: Marketman https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/thorn-strippers-other-tools-of-the-trade#comment-269650 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 03:26:39 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=15538#comment-269650 millet, scissors with two blades, squeeze the stem and often bruise/crush/destroy the vessels that are the pathway for water or moisture to the bloom. Best to slice at an angle with a very sharp knife in a swift motion.

]]> By: millet https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/thorn-strippers-other-tools-of-the-trade#comment-269645 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:49:38 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=15538#comment-269645 never cut roses with scissors? that’s new to me! thanks, MM.

]]> By: millet https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/thorn-strippers-other-tools-of-the-trade#comment-269642 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:43:16 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=15538#comment-269642 smart-looking personalized knife there, MM!

]]> By: millet https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/thorn-strippers-other-tools-of-the-trade#comment-269641 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:42:06 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=15538#comment-269641 this is exaxtly what i’ve been lookin for! it’s a pain removing all the leaves and thorns. i hav en’t found any thorn strippers here, so am sending this post to my sister in the US ;-)

]]> By: MrsKookie https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/thorn-strippers-other-tools-of-the-trade#comment-269630 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 01:06:58 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=15538#comment-269630 Thanks MM!!! :)

]]> By: Marketman https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/thorn-strippers-other-tools-of-the-trade#comment-269621 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 22:43:59 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=15538#comment-269621 chreylle, trust me, it works, just look at the stems of the roses in the previous post. :)

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