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| I am down to two poinsettia that I still do the whole photoperiod thing with. One with cream colored bracts that I've had since 1995 and a multicolored pink and cream that I've had since 2000. Thought I'd share a quick photo journal from May until now just to illustrate one method.
Cut back in May and set in the garden to summer outside.
In September prior to moving indoors.
My seed starting area is idle in fall so it makes the ideal spot to give them their required light/dark periods. Cardboard boxes enclose the the lights and plants keeping unwanted light out.
From the inside of the box...
The final product. Both plants stand over 4 feet tall and actually would have benefitted from pinching back around the start of July. Alas, I forgot.
This ones a bit chlorotic this year. Will need to repot next spring.
tj |
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- Posted by greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a (My Page) on Tue, Dec 20, 11 at 11:22
| Merry Christmas, Tj! Excellent results with some fantastic plants. Can you fertilize the chlorotic one to limp it through?
Josh |
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- Posted by tsugajunkie z5 SE WI (My Page) on Tue, Dec 20, 11 at 18:03
| Thanks, Josh. With it being in the low light of my living room now, ferts are having a minimal effect. tj |
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| WOW! That's AWESOME! GREAT job! |
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| How beautiful! I never saw one so wide! I hope y'all had a Merry Christmas! |
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- Posted by tsugajunkie z5 SE WI (My Page) on Fri, Dec 30, 11 at 12:44
| Thanks, tommy & zackey. Your appreciation is appreciated. ;-) tj |
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| And I appreciate your appreciation! LOL! Happy new year all! |
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| Very VERY Nice!!! Wish Draven (My Red Poinsettia) was as Good as Yours... Thank You for Sharing, Hope There'll be More... NC |
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| Very VERY Nice!!! Wish Draven (My Red Poinsettia) was as Good as Yours... Thank You for Sharing, Hope There'll be More... NC |
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| Sorry about the Double Post.... Dunno What Happened... Any Updates? |
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- Posted by tsugajunkie z5 SE WI (My Page) on Tue, Mar 13, 12 at 6:11
| Thanks for asking, ninecrow. The cream colored one is in the lowest light of my living room and is about due to be cut back. The pink and cream one still has pretty good looking bracts. I'll try and post some pix later this week. BTW Hows Draven doing? tj |
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| Draven is Doing GREAT Thanks... Still Looking REALY Good... Please Let Us know when You Do the Great CutBack and Please Post some Photos Thanks NC |
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- Posted by tsugajunkie z5 SE WI (My Page) on Tue, May 1, 12 at 17:17
| Well, look what pix I found in my camera. Took these back in March when I brought them out for a rare warm March rain. The cream one was pruned shortly after the pic was taken. The cream and pink is still gracing my livingroom. With a yardstick for scale...
tj |
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| Oooo Thank You for Posting Those.... My Point has only Just had His Cut Back... New Shoots growing already.... NC |
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| Any Updates tsugajunkie? Please and Thank You |
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- Posted by tsugajunkie z5 SE WI (My Page) on Wed, Jun 27, 12 at 22:13
| Only update is that both were repotted (and cut back) this spring and both are enjoying the summer in full sun with the pots sunk in the ground. tj |
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| Luckly Them re Being outside... Can't do that Here Live, in a flat So NO Safe Place to put outside for summer... |
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| I Take that Back..... I'm SO Glad Draven ISN'T outside... What With all thease BLINKING Downpours We're getting Here in England at the Moment... |
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- Posted by tsugajunkie z5 SE WI (My Page) on Thu, Jul 5, 12 at 21:35
| Send some here, we're in a drought! tj |
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| Sending You Some rain..... Here Catch ***Throws Rain Clouds*** Have You got Good Growth? |
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| Any Updates? Please and Thank You |
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- Posted by greenlarry UK 8/9 (My Page) on Mon, Oct 15, 12 at 10:01
| Wow Ive njust come across this thread. Impressive ! |
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- Posted by tsugajunkie z5 SE WI (My Page) on Tue, Oct 16, 12 at 19:55
| The plants are undergoing the usual photoperiod thing. All boxed up under lights in the basement as pictured above. Is Draven recovering ok? Or, more importantly, are YOU recovering ok? Hey, Greenlarry, good to see you back online recently. tj |
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| Yes He IS Growing again But Slowly so I've got Him in a Lighted Room so that He Dosen't Try and Inernate "Sorry can't find proper spelling" Flowering. NOT Really No..... |
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| http://www.stars-for-europe.com/en/pictures.html Check out some of These.... |
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- Posted by hippeastrumadmirer 5 (My Page) on Fri, Nov 30, 12 at 10:02
| Could I please Obtain a valid message, or if you have a poinsettia plant could you make a video of you hand pollinating it and upload it on youtube, please :) |
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- Posted by tsugajunkie z5 SE WI (My Page) on Fri, Nov 30, 12 at 18:51
| I think ninecrow has you covered at the link. tj |
Here is a link that might be useful: Point Polly Pix
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