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		<title>Re-use Your Christmas Poinsettia Plant for Next Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don't know what to do with your poinsettia after Christmas. Follow these simple tips to plant and preserve your plant to use next holiday season.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1297" title="Poinsettia" src="http://www.directpatiofurniture.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Poinsettia.jpg" alt="Poinsettia" width="349" height="231" />Don&#8217;t know what to do with your poinsettia after Christmas. Follow these simple tips to plant and preserve your plant to use next holiday season:</p>
<p>Keep the soil where you plant the poinsettia moist</p>
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<li>Keep the plant out of drafty weather</li>
<li>Place the plant outside every night but never if the temperature falls below 55 degrees</li>
<li>Put the plant in a larger pot so it has room to grow</li>
<li>Use fast-draining potting soil rich in organic matter</li>
<li>Keep the plant in indirect light or filtered sun</li>
<li>Cut the plant back about 8 inches in height in late March or early April</li>
<li>Prune the plant during the summer to keep it bushy and compact</li>
<li>Fertilize every 2-3 weeks</li>
<li>Place the plant in a closet every night, starting in October for 14 hours, then move it into the light each morning for a maximum of 10 hours</li>
<li>Repeat the process every day for 10 weeks and have poinsettias ready for next Christmas.</li>
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