THE SECRET INGREDIENT TO HELP YOUR LIVE CHRISTMAS TREE LAST THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS? LOTS AND LOTS OF WATER.
TREES CAN DRINK UP TO A GALLON OF WATER A DAY AND DON’T NEED ANY ADDITIVES SAYS UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION HORTICULTURE EDUCATOR CHRIS ENROTH.
ENROTH SAYS THAT COULD MEAN UP TO A GALLON A DAY.
OTHER WAYS TO HELP PREVENT YOUR TREE FROM DRYING OUT INCLUDE USING L-E-D LIGHTS, MAKING SURE THE TREE ISN’T NEAR A HEAT SOURCE LIKE AN OPEN VENT AND KEEPING THE ROOM ITS IN COOL.