May 25, 2024
Hydrangea Was Not Litmus Paper, ... Yes, It Was!
Two weeks ago, my daughter and I purchased a potted hydrangea for Mother's Day present to my wife.
We chose a purple flower (actually they were calyx).
Then the flower shop owner said that the color would change according to the pH of the soil just like litums paper.
I was interested in what she said, and I wanted to experiment it.
Therefore, I poured diluted vinegar, which had acetic acid. And vinegar is not a poison.
Two days later, the color was not chanegd but the flowers (calyx) started to be smaller and shrunk.
Four days later, the leaves also shrunk.
In a week, the flower completely died.
Today, I went to the flower shop and explained the detail how the hydrangea died, and asked to purchase another flower at a reasonable price.
She sold me half the price of another pot.
It was a deal.
This time, I got pink hydrangea.
Therefore, from a certain point of view, I can change the purple hyrangea to the pink hyrangea by adding an acid, just like litmus paper.
Hahaha
アジサイはリトマス試験紙ではない ・・・いや、リトマス試験紙だった！
2週間前に、娘と僕とで花屋に行って、妻の花の日のプレゼントに、紫の鉢植えのアジサイを買った。
（花がむらさき色というが、実際は花ではなくてガクですが。）
すると、花屋のオーナーの女性が、アジサイは土壌のpH次第で、リトマス試験紙のように花の色が変わるといった。
僕はそのことが気になって、実験せずにはいてもたってもいられなくなった。
で、食用酢を薄めてかけてみた。酢は酢酸が入っているし、人間が飲めるのだから大丈夫だと思った。
2日後に妻が、花が小さくなったと言った。色は変わらなかったけど。確かに萎れてきた。
4日後には葉っぱも萎れてしまった。
1週間で、完全に枯れてしまった。
今日、僕はその花屋に行って、花が枯れた事情を事細かに説明して、もう一つ買いたいから、まけてくれないかといった。
花屋は半額にしてくれたので、それで取引成立。
今回は、ピンクのアジサイにした。
だから、ある意味で、僕は、紫色のアジサイを、リトマス試験紙と同様に、酸を加えたことで、ピンクのアジサイに変えることに成功したのだ！
（笑）
Hydrangea Was Not Litmus Paper, ... Yes, It Was!
Two weeks ago, my daughter and I purchased a potted hydrangea foras a Mother's Day present tofor my wife.
We chose a purple flower (actually they were calyxes).
singular "purple flower" is not consistent with plural "they were"
Then the flower shop owner said that the color would change according to the pH of the soil just like litumus paper.
I was interested in what she said, and I wanted to experiment with it.
Therefore,So I poured diluted vinegar, which had acetic acid.
'therefore' sounds too stiff here
And vVinegar is not a poison, so I thought it should be okay.
Two days later, the color washad not chanegdged, but the flowers (calyx) started to be smaller anhad shrunk.
Four days later, the leaves also shrunk.
In a week, the flower completely died.
Today, I went to the flower shop and explained thein detail how the hydrangea died, and asked to purchase another flower at a reasonable price.
She sold me half another price of anoot at half ther potrice.
It was a deal.
This time, I got a pink hydrangea.
Therefore, from a certain point of view, I can change thea purple hydrangea to thea pink hydrangea by adding an acid, just like litmus paper.
Hahaha
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hahaha
May 26, 2024
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Hydrangea Was Not Litmus Paper, ... Yes, It Was!
Two weeks ago, my daughter and I purchased a potted hydrangea foras a Mother's Day present tofor my wife.
We chose a purple flower (actually they were calyx).
Then the flower shop owner said that the color would change according to the pH of the soil, just like litums paper.
Depending on if you’re using American or British English, you could also say “colour” instead of “color”
I was interested in what she said, and I wanted to experiment it.
Therefore, I poured diluted vinegar, which had acetic acid.
Andlso, vinegar is not a poison.
Just a note here - sometimes people prefer not starting a sentence with “And”. So to be safe I would replace it with something like “also”.
Two days later, the color was not chaneged but the flowers (calyx) started to be smaller and shruinking.
To make the language more concise but your original sentence was also good.
Four days later, the leaves also shrunk.
In a week, the flower had completely died.
This change is more optional because it makes sense either way.
Today, I went to the flower shop and explained the detail how the hydrangea died, and asked to purchase another flower at a reasonable price.
Could also say “… and explained in detail how the hydrangea died”. Also optional to add in “had” before “died”.
She sold me half the price of another potanother pot at half price.
It was a deal.
This time, I got a pink hydrangea.
Therefore, from a certain point of view, I can change thea purple hyrangea to thea pink hyrangea by adding an acid, just like litmus paper.
I think this might be more of a personal preference than a requirement.
Hahaha
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This was really interesting! Majority of my corrections are also optional to apply
May 26, 2024
Thank you for your corrections and comment!
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