How do you keep your aravos and hadasim fresh over Sukot?

[grodnoking]

I wrap mine in a wet paper towel, then silver foil, then put it in the fridge.

This. Works every year. Even with the garbage Israeli ones.

[aygart]

This. Works every year. Even with the garbage Israeli ones.

How do you fit your whol lulav into the fridge?

[ushdadude]

i just buy new when they look bad

[grodnoking]

How do you fit your whol lulav into the fridge?

My aravos and hadasim are in a holder. So I slide that off and wrap that up.

[Dan]

IME if Arovos are surrounded by many (36) Haddasim and put back into the plastic Lulav bag, it will keep everything airtight enough so that they stay fresh enough until Hoshana Rabba.

+1

[stooges44]

My aravos and hadasim are in a holder. So I slide that off and wrap that up.

Same and I always wonder why this isn't the practice of the masses

[grodnoking]

Same and I always wonder why this isn't the practice of the masses

Laziness?

[aygart]

My aravos and hadasim are in a holder. So I slide that off and wrap that up.

Same and I always wonder why this isn't the practice of the masses

See MB 654:5
http://beta.hebrewbooks.org/reader/reader.aspx?sfid=14166#p=255&fitMode=fitwidth&hlts=&ocr=

[rs242]

I put a dot of water in the plastic lulav bag it comes with, they stay green till after holiday.

[Shlomo1]

Same and I always wonder why this isn't the practice of the masses

Then the holder gets moldy from the moisture of the papertowel

[yitzgar]

See MB 654:5
http://beta.hebrewbooks.org/reader/reader.aspx?sfid=14166#p=255&fitMode=fitwidth&hlts=&ocr=

So tie the holder to the lulav with a knot

[yitzgar]

Then the holder gets moldy from the moisture of the papertowel

Keep that part of the paper towel dry

[stooges44]

Keep that part of the paper towel dry

Exactly

[aygart]

So tie the holder to the lulav with a knot

Can you slip them apart and back together or not?

[yitzgar]

Can you slip them apart and back together or not?

Untie the knot, slide off the holder