Prepare Poinsettias for a Second Season - January 3, 2011

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Prepare Poinsettias for a Second Season - January 3, 2011 - Daily Family Friendly Tips

Written by Jenny Wanderscheid

How to Prepare Poinsettias for a Second Season

After it flowers, the plant should be rested. Take it to a cool dark corner of the basement and keep it almost dry, although not so dry the wood shrivels.
Near the end of April the plant should be brought back into light and warmth, cut back to half its height, and watered generously. It will soon begin to grow again.
When nights have become warm (no cooler than 58°) the plant may be set pot and all in the ground outdoors. It should have full sun and should be watered regularly.
Liquid fertilizer may be used occasionally. The poinsettia must be cut back before it begins to grow in the Spring–if not, it will become tall and stringy, and unproductive of bloom.
After a summer’s growth it is too late to cut the plant back.
As nights get cooler in later summer or fall, the plant should be brought indoors and put where the air is moderately warm and humid, where it gets full sun, and where sudden drafts of cool air will not hit it.

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