Growing Poinsettia

In winter, for me the most beautiful colors is undoubtedly Poinsettia. For several years now, it serves as a mandatory Christmas decoration of the windowsill and during our dating, I made a kind of calendar of growing this wonderful plants.
Spring
In March-April, the side shoots that grew after flowering are cut off on the cuttings. Cherenkov's length - up to 10 cm. Leave 3-5 leaves on them, I remove the rest. After that, I definitely wash off the juice, for which I lower the cuttings for 10 minutes in warmth (40-45 degrees.) Water. If this is not done, the thickened juice of the downtime will take the vessels, and the rooting may not happen.
It is possible to root in the water, covering the package, but I like to land the cuttings immediately into the universal soil with a small additive of the breakthrower - perlite or vermiculite. Of course, I do not forget about drainage. I'll tell you about a little trick when landing.
In the soil, I do a hole, I smell clean perlite into it. The end of the cutter foaming into the corneumin and buried into the perlite no more than a centimeter, sprinkling the earth, slightly watering. To create an increased humidity, covering a puancetty circumcised plastic bottle with a lid. For venting, the cover is unscrewed. Typically, after 3-4 weeks, the cutlets begged in growth. To the outdoor plant, the plant gradually gradually, otherwise the leaves can curl into the tube and fall.
In a liter pot can be planted to three cuttings. It turns out very interesting if you use different varieties.
Summer
This is the period of active growth of Poinsettia. I water it evenly as the soil dries. The result of errors in watering is the extinguishing of the lower leaves. The plant is quite light, a couple of hours of the straight sun goes to him. With the onset of heat flower I transfer to the northwestern loggia on fresh air. Feed the fertilizer with a large nitrogen content.
I do not do a piece. It was necessary to root the cuttings with two and three tops. But the bracts were smaller, and now I leave the plants one stronger escape.
In August, rooting the cuttings from the uterine plant for the spring surveillance.
By the way, the hot summer of 2010, all my poinsettia suffered great.
Autumn
Very troublesome and responsible time, because for flowering the plant needs a short light day for 8 weeks. To comply with this condition, hiding it into the closet at 18 o'clock, and I get out at 8 in the morning. In the afternoon I give Poinsettia the lightest place on the windowsill is a necessary condition for the growth of large and beautiful bracts. In September-October, there are still enough sunny days, so the surveillance starts at this time. Fertilizing "Kemira Lux" once a week. After the appearance of flowers, I put the plant for a permanent place on the windowsill.
Winter
For Poinsettia, it is time for bright colors. Although fairness it should be noted that it belongs to beautifully flowering plants conditionally. After all, not real flowers are attractive and multicolored, and the blood leaves.
The rooted August cuttings show for active growth.
In February, as a rule, new shoots begin to grow, which will be the next year by "Christmas stars." Also at the end of winter, I begin the surveillance of Augustus cuttings for Easter.
Perform a small capricion beauties - provide a short day, and it will delight you 3-4 snowy months, creating a unique feeling of the holiday!
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