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    Poinsettias

    Back in November, another thread got tangentised into a bit of talk about poinsettias and I posted this pic of one I'd kept going from the year before, just starting to turn, and I wondered if I ought to try and give it 12 hours complete darkness as per received wisdom from various sources.



    Well, it was too big to do that really, so I didn't, and it still turned beautifully red, not quite for Christmas, but by mid Jan certainly.

    This is it today.

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    Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
    Endless wonder.
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    I love poinsettias, but have never managed to keep one alive much past xmas.
    Looks awesome Mothhawk
    I grow 70% for us and 30% for the snails, then the neighbours eats them

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    • #3
      Thanks, Lisa. I didn't do anything special with it, it just sat on a sunny windowsill all year and I watered it when it got dry, plus a bit of plant food once a month or so. It really looked after itself, haven't even repotted it.
      Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
      Endless wonder.

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      • #4
        That looks lovely MH!

        Well done you!

        I like Lisa, never manage to keep mine alive much above a good few weeks!
        "Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad"

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        • #5
          well done you and the plant,will try that with mine,maybe they are put into the dark to hold them back,so they are red for the seasonal rush.
          sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of these

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          • #6
            Gosh...well done! That's really impressive!
            I'm afraid I'm one of the gifted few who manages to keep bunches of flowers longer than a pontsettia....they always die on me!
            "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

            Location....Normandy France

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            • #7
              I like you too Deano´s "digging it"
              I grow 70% for us and 30% for the snails, then the neighbours eats them

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              • #8
                I Like you too Lisa!

                Although you have a PT treble the size of mine! Sun! and an overall good attitude at giving this GYO a proper bash!

                I am in no way jealous of what you have! In fact I'd say "Here! Class ya self a Gardener!"

                Come garden on my plot in minus degrees! I'd be happy of "Like Minded Company"
                "Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad"

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                • #9
                  You would not be jealous of the PT at the moment, i will take photos at the weekend, it all started last year with really bad winds.
                  Trust me i think 40% of everything i grow fails in some way
                  I grow 70% for us and 30% for the snails, then the neighbours eats them

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