I'm not thinking of Christmas yet...honest

maman

Apologies if there's already a thread on this: Because I can't just let a plant die, I've been nursing a poinsettia from last Christmas. It's fed and watered and looking strong and green. I recall something about keeping it in the dark to get it to turn red for Christmas. Any advice for when/how I need to do this?

wallbash

http://www.ehow.com/how_3564_keep-poinsettia-going.html


But its a lot of effort , wife has struggled.
Ditch the plant and buy a new one at the appropriate time.

maman

wallbash wrote: »

http://www.ehow.com/how_3564_keep-poinsettia-going.html


But its a lot of effort , wife has struggled.
Ditch the plant and buy a new one at the appropriate time.

I'm going to give it a try, what's to lose!

Would pruning it be just keeping it in shape or 'pricking out' like with tomato plants to encourage sideways growth?

wallbash

what's to lose!

Time and effort. I hope you succeed, but the 'experts' make it sound easy .

She did prune the plant.

maman

Apologies, just realise you thought I meant that your wife didn't prune hers.

It was more a question about how to prune.