Comments on: Caring for Your Poinsettia http://www.yellowfarmhousegarden.com/?p=175 Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 09 Jul 2015 22:00:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 By: victoria http://www.yellowfarmhousegarden.com/?p=175&cpage=1#comment-217 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:13:23 +0000 http://www.blogsmonroe.com/gardening/?p=175#comment-217 That must be why my poinsettias always die so quickly. Too much water!! I have the worst luck with them. But, I always buy a bunch from the church kids, mostly for donation since they don’t last for me. But, now I know what to do with them. Thanks!

]]> By: Bob http://www.yellowfarmhousegarden.com/?p=175&cpage=1#comment-216 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:30:39 +0000 http://www.blogsmonroe.com/gardening/?p=175#comment-216 Hi Paula, You really did quite well keeping your poinsettia alive for a whole year! Lots of bright light through the winter will help keep them going. When spring arrives, you can trim that lopsided plant by cutting off a few inches from the remaining branches which will encourage the plant to form new branches on the other side . It should grow enough to fill in the missing part. Judging by your description, it may even need to be repotted if it looks like it’s starting to out-grow its pot.
In summer set your poinsettia outside in a protected spot that gets some sunhine to really get it going.
Thanks for sharing your Christmas plant experience.
Bob

]]> By: Paula Wethington http://www.yellowfarmhousegarden.com/?p=175&cpage=1#comment-215 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:35:29 +0000 http://www.blogsmonroe.com/gardening/?p=175#comment-215 OK I don’t feel so bad about my poinsettias looking a bit ill. The leaves on the red plant I got this year started drooping already.

I have a white one that is from Christmas 2007 that is still alive and was blooming white nearly the entire year, however half the plant died out and the darn thing now looks lopsided.

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