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18 Wednesday, December 6, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon HEALTHY & DELICIOUS! Give charming winter-blooming After shopping, stop by and re-energize with our delicious baked goods and nutritious smoothies! plants as holiday gifts By Kym Pokorny, Oregon State University Extension Service SOMETHING FOR EVERY DIETARY NEED! GLUTEN-FREE | DAIRY-FREE | VEGAN | RAW 121 W. Main Ave. • 541-549-9122 AngelinesBakery.com Pam’s Lip Laugh Love LipSense is a long-wearing lip color that lasts up to 18 hours! Free to test! Try before you buy — large selection of inventory (no waiting!) 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Call/text 541-480-7425 LipLaughLoveIt@gmail.com www.senegence.com/ LipLaughLove Independent distributor #236767 CORVALLIS — Winter-blooming indoor feeding them for several weeks. When it’s plants are a welcome way to take the edge off time, use a houseplant fertilizer high in phos- the chill and gloom of winter and many are phorous (the middle number on the label), the ready to give as holiday gifts. element that helps them bloom. The choices go beyond traditional poinset- “When it comes to watering, more people tias and amaryllis. Colorful African violets, overwater than underwater,” Edmunds said. gloxinia, cyclamen, orchids, ornamental pep- “Check to see if the plant needs water by stick- pers and Christmas cactus are blooming and ing your finger two inches into the soil. If it’s readily available. Dress them up with bows dry, go ahead and water.” and cellophane or combine a few in a basket The foliage of some plants, such as African with store-bought or garden-harvested moss violets, can be damaged if water gets on the and some decorations and present them as leaves. They also get root rot easily. Avoid that party gifts or to a plant lover on your list. by watering from below. Or carefully water Before you buy, though, consider some key from above, let it drain and then empty the care tips, including how to get them home, saucer it sits in. Also, steer clear of misting, said Brooke Edmunds, a horticulturist with which can promote foliar disease. Oregon State University Extension Service. Keep plants away from drafts, in bright She advises taking a cardboard box along with light and in temperatures of 70 degrees or you to the store and then covering the plant above during the day and 55 or above at night. after getting it into the car. “It’s a nice idea to write down instructions “You want to keep them protected from on a pretty card to include with the plant,” drafts and mimic the conditions of being in a Edmunds suggested. warm situation,” she said. “Use something that Don’t be concerned if gloxinia or cyclamen won’t crush the plant but protects it against die down after blooming. That’s normal. You cold shock. Avoid putting them in the trunk can either discard the plant and buy a new one where it gets colder.” next year or let it go dormant for a few months Once you get them home, check to see if until foliage reappears. Then grow it like you they are badly rootbound and need to be repot- would any houseplant. ted up one container size. If so, be sure to use Look for plants — particularly orchids a well-draining potting soil with perlite or peat and Christmas cactus — that have some tight moss in the mix. If the plant comes wrapped buds as well as open flowers in order to extend in foil or cellophane, be sure to cut holes in bloom. Orchids can be difficult to rebloom the bottom so unless you have water drains a greenhouse or through. Most can mimic the plants will warm, moist rot if left sit- conditions. ting in water, Colorful Edmunds said. ornamental P o t t e d peppers may plants are look delicious, well fertil- but are often ized before extremely hot, being shipped so keep them to stores, so off your taste let the recipi- buds and up ent know they where kids don’t have to and pets can’t PHOTO BY DEB ZAVESON, OSU EXTENSION SERVICE worry about Christmas cactus bloom. access them. 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So if you’re looking to find just the right items for your Christmas feast at prices that will leave plenty left in Santa’s budget, head to Food 4 Less, just 20 minutes away at Cascade Village Shopping Center in Bend.