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GLT's Grow: Saving Those Holiday Plants

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Beautiful, flowering plants like poinsettias are very popular this time of year.  But what about other times of year?  Patrick Murphy, host of GLT's Grow, has advice on keeping those holiday plants going well into the new year.

  • Woody plants, like rosemary and holly, typically come in a very small pot.  If you want to keep them past Christmas, you've got to transplant them into a bigger pot. Get them into their new home just after the holiday. You need a bright, but chilly indoor location for the plant.
  • You can move these woody plants outdoors come spring.
  • Make sure you don't go from a small pot to a really huge one.  Go slightly larger, at this point.
  • Keep your plants from drying out with judicious watering.
Reporter, content producer and former All Things Considered host, Laura Kennedy is a native of the Midwest who occasionally affects an English accent just for the heck of it. Related to two U.S. presidents, Kennedy appalled her family by going into show business.