Poinsettias bloom in Rosalia

Dee Peterschick, Rosalia ag teacher, inspects the blooms on some of the poinsettia plants tended by 35 students in the school greenhouse. The plants are on sale right now with proceeds benefiting the FFA program. Peterschick said the school received 400 plants July 15. They sold 200 to other area schools and kept 200 to finish growing and sell. Leaves on the plants are extra green this year, noted Peterschick, because they received more sun during the fall. He said the weather mimicked the plants’ native habitat south of the border. “They love that Mexican sun.”...