"SAVE THE POINSETTIAS!" AND HAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON!

Every year a sad thing happens. What you ask? Thousands of Poinsettia's are thrown to the trash as soon as they stop blooming. Many people do not know that they can save the plant and enjoy it again next year! So I cry, "Save the Poinsettia!"
Poinsettias bloom in response to shortening daylight hours. If you wish to coax your poinsettia to bloom in time for the holidays, you will need to put the plant in total darkness for at least twelve hours (fourteen is better) each night for approximately ten weeks (this also applies to forcing Christmas Cacti to bloom). Late September or early October is a good time to begin this regimen. You can place your plant inside a box, a cupboard, or a closet to achieve complete darkness. Read more at:

http://www.helpfulgardener.com/container/2003/poinsettia.html
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY GARDENING FRIENDS!