tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post8784394064790659945..comments2024-03-29T09:30:41.070-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: Wistful Wednesday : 1940’sFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-30150836932391584792013-09-12T10:36:06.549-05:002013-09-12T10:36:06.549-05:00I admire you and your grandmother for being great ...I admire you and your grandmother for being great at growing things. I am lucky if I can keep a few plants alive inside. My mother won ribbons at the MN State Fair for her African Violets. I didn't inherit her green thumb. ;)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-84073309922721901692013-09-11T21:47:15.422-05:002013-09-11T21:47:15.422-05:00We just saw some flowers like that this morning, a...We just saw some flowers like that this morning, and I was wondering what they were. They're incredible...and beautiful!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-58515843322772032152013-09-11T20:59:32.694-05:002013-09-11T20:59:32.694-05:00I love Dahlias, too. I am amazed by the huge varie...I love Dahlias, too. I am amazed by the huge variety, but I've not had much luck with them.<br />I love your pictures of Far Guy's Grandma<br />Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-42483430111065167132013-09-11T18:45:36.322-05:002013-09-11T18:45:36.322-05:00What a sweet photo. She would be proud you rememb...What a sweet photo. She would be proud you remember her dahlias.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-53532825171025604272013-09-11T18:36:03.165-05:002013-09-11T18:36:03.165-05:00My Granny was a good gardener, too.
Good post!My Granny was a good gardener, too. <br />Good post!LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-55832647775234831742013-09-11T15:22:35.833-05:002013-09-11T15:22:35.833-05:00I've never raised dahlias, but I love their br...I've never raised dahlias, but I love their bright sunny facesGrandma Barb's This and Thathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06639649601385700411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-5870282435395406662013-09-11T14:32:23.028-05:002013-09-11T14:32:23.028-05:00I do great with the indoor plants, but if anything...I do great with the indoor plants, but if anything special has to be done with outside plants, not me, I always find a way to kill them, like no water! 5'7 was pretty tall back then, wasn't it?lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998455958377639450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-30771612860496899662013-09-11T14:02:53.689-05:002013-09-11T14:02:53.689-05:00It takes a certain skill to grow Dahlias well, any...It takes a certain skill to grow Dahlias well, anyone can just "grow" them, but only a few can really make them perform.<br /><br />Your Grandmother had that skill obviously.<br /><br />JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-61222382109939381132013-09-11T11:47:55.088-05:002013-09-11T11:47:55.088-05:00Dahlias are one of my favorite flowers.
The phot...Dahlias are one of my favorite flowers. <br /><br />The photo is amazing! I'd agree that your Grandma had a very green thumb.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18296050573667055406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-44386158223881099542013-09-11T10:24:02.258-05:002013-09-11T10:24:02.258-05:00When I was young on the farm, we had dahlias. I d...When I was young on the farm, we had dahlias. I don't know how they made it into the basement for the winter but we did have them every summer. I had them a couple of times too and they seem to freeze easily in the ground in the late fall.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-40441702567808751762013-09-11T09:05:59.345-05:002013-09-11T09:05:59.345-05:00Early in my foray into the women's movement, I...Early in my foray into the women's movement, I read a slogan: "Women should raise fewer dahlias and more hell." I never did raise any dahlias, partly because I knew I might not get around to digging them up in the fall. But those look really impressive. Maybe some day....Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-67298830412562929392013-09-11T08:27:46.288-05:002013-09-11T08:27:46.288-05:00Morning, such a great old picture, love that.........Morning, such a great old picture, love that.......My Dinner plate Dahlias were not so dinner plate size, but pretty, Blessings Francine.Primitive Starshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02525399769247105105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-84783263909015992442013-09-11T07:10:18.323-05:002013-09-11T07:10:18.323-05:00My maternal grandmother was a super gardner. She c...My maternal grandmother was a super gardner. She could grow anything ,anywhere. If we had a sick plant we took it to grandma who nursed it back to health. She said the secret was she talked to her plants.linda mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203742811516417039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-21820421607832061272013-09-11T07:08:57.920-05:002013-09-11T07:08:57.920-05:00I love dahlias. That's a really good picture c...I love dahlias. That's a really good picture considering how old it is! :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.com