December Garden Calendar

Care for houseplants and bulbs

-- Keep poinsettias well-watered. They dry out easily. Position them in a bright spot away from cold drafts and blasts of heat from a vent or fireplace.

-- Don't fertilize houseplants this month. Let them have a little break, as they would in the outdoors.

-- Check on forced bulbs you have in cold storage. Keep soil lightly moist. And once the bulbs have sent up shoots a half-inch to 1-inch high, take them out and put them in the sunniest, brightest spot possible.