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HARIPRIYA
2010-02-019
FLOWER DRYING
 “Withdraw the fifty to ninety percent
water from the flowers without
distorting the shape or destroying the
appearance of the flowers and foliage”
 Methods
Air drying
Oven drying
Microwave drying
Freeze drying
Press drying
Desiccant drying
Mesh belt drying
 AIR DRYING
Remove unwanted leaves &stems

Divided the flower into bunches

Tie them together with yarn

Big flower tie separately

Hang the flower upside down in a dark place

Dry them for 2-4 weeks

 OVEN DRYING

 Arrange in a single layer on a cookie sheet with a rack

and place in a slow oven (180° F).
 Heat for several hours, keeping the oven door open the

entire time (to let moisture escape).

 Remove tray from oven and allow to sit overnight to

complete the process and ensure there is no more

moisture.
 MICROWAVE DRYING
• In a microwave-proof dish pour a 1″ to 2″ thick layer of
silica gel.
• Remove all unwanted parts of flowers.

• Insert the stem first into the silica so they’ll be sticking up.
• Lightly sprinkle Silica into the petals to hold the petal
position and carefully cover the blossoms completely.
• Do only a couple at a time , they’re not touching each
other.
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• place the container in the microwave, uncovered, and heat on the
defrost setting in one minute increments. Repeat until they are dried.

• Once all moisture is removed and they are completely dried, cover
the container and remove it from the appliance. Position the lid so
there’s about 1/4″ to 1/2″ air flow into the container and let sit for 24
hours.

• Remove them and gently shake off all the silica gel (you can also
brush off with a soft craft paintbrush).
 FREEZE DRYING
WHAT IS FREEZE DRYING?

• Freeze drying is the removal of water vapour from flowers

• Pre-cool the specimen chamber
• Fresh flowers are placed on trays and loaded into the freeze-drying chamber.
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• Air inside the chamber is pumped out creating a vacuum.
• Freeze for 24hrs, ice within the flowers slowly changes to
vapour. When these vapours contact the colder
refrigerated ice condenser, they again change their state to
solid ice. This cycle of solid-vapour-solid is described as
sublimation.
• The end product is natural looking in appearance.
 DESICCANT DRYING

Silica Gel
Sand
Borax &corn meal
 1. Silica Gel
• Spread a 1 inch think layer of the silica gel on the bottom of
the container.
• On top of that, space your flower heads.
• Then gently cover the flowers with at least another inch of gel.
• Seal the container and let it be for 3-5 days
• Be careful when covering that you don’t squish all the petals
together.
• Store the used Silica Gel in an airtight container, it can be
used over and over again.
 2. Sand
• Pour an inch of sand in a large flat container.
• Scoop out a place for each flower and build up the
sand around it.
• Pour the sand in a circular motion around the
flower.
• Place them upside down in an inch of sand.
• Build up the sand around the edges of the flower.
• The sandboxes can be placed in the sun/ in the oven
at 100 degrees
 3.Borax &corn meal

Step 1
• Choose a container with a lid that is big enough to hold your
flowers.
Step 2
• Mix equal parts of borax and cornmeal in a separate bowl.
Step 3
• Add a teaspoon of unionized(kosher salt)salt for each quart of
the borax-cornmeal mixture. The salt will help retain the
flowers' color.
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Step 4
Fillthe bottom of the drying container with the
borax mixture
Step 5
Place the flowers face down on the mixture.
Cover the flowers with the remaining borax mixture.
Step 6
Put the lid on the container and set it in a warm, dry
place.
 PRESS DRYING
Gather the flower along with newspaper
Take a piece of cardboard having same size
Lay piece of news paper followed by tissue
paper
Place the flowers on the tissue paper
Cover the flowers with tissue paper, news paper
Prepare stack & put brick on top
Method usually take 2-4 weeks
F MESH- BELT DRYING

•Spread flowers on the conveyor belt through distributor

•Flower drain &moved inside the drier by transmission device
•Hot air passes through the mesh belt
•Finally dried product will fall in to the collector
THANK YOU