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Plant your poinsettia in an area that receives full sun most of the day. However, keep in mind that to put out flower buds, poinsettias require 14 hours of complete darkness each day for 6 to 8 weeks before flowering. Any interruption to this dark period can delay or prevent the plant from flowering. Watering & Soil. Keep the soil moderately moist at all times. Poinsettias grow best in moist, well drained, fertile soils. As long as the soil is well drained, they will grow satisfactorily in a wide range of soils, including sand, muck, marl and clay.
Chances are you will have to start it from seed. What You Can Grow. Many summer vegetable and flower seed can be started indoors in March. Large seeded flowers and vegetables are the easiest to grow and include cucumbers, zucchini, squash, melons, cosmos, marigolds, nasturtium, zinnias, and sunflowers. To get a head start on the season, seeds of these varieties can be sown indoors in mid March to transplant outdoors after the threat of frost.