tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post8934744944729901081..comments2024-03-27T20:36:43.009-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Today's poem by Edgar GuestNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-82774782331496062552012-08-10T12:07:50.579-04:002012-08-10T12:07:50.579-04:00They're mostly pretty dead. :<)They're mostly pretty dead. :<)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-8724673996546021942012-08-10T12:07:26.018-04:002012-08-10T12:07:26.018-04:00I think that just may be the secret. They were qui...I think that just may be the secret. They were quite tall when we put them out, and are still going strong. How I love them.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-2803541020075899062012-08-10T12:06:22.885-04:002012-08-10T12:06:22.885-04:00A friend emailed me and said she used to do the sa...A friend emailed me and said she used to do the same thing. Amazing. I'd never heard of this.<br />I'm still going out three times a day to drop those beetles into soapy water. <br />Did you put seeds in the ground or start them inside? I wonder if ours were strong from being started under the lights so those d#$% beetles could chew but not kill them.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-58127838869535198242012-08-03T19:10:19.562-04:002012-08-03T19:10:19.562-04:00Your hollyhocks are beautiful! I can't rememb...Your hollyhocks are beautiful! I can't remember seeing a Japanese beetle anywhere. They're actually sort of pretty with the rainbow shell, sort of like a scarab.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-40024121846596406822012-08-03T14:14:18.620-04:002012-08-03T14:14:18.620-04:00I love hollyhocks too and I have tried to grow the...I love hollyhocks too and I have tried to grow them here. I think they would look just right but I haven't managed to keep any alive just yet. Perhaps I will try to grow them from seed as you have. Things often settle best here if they go in when they young and small!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-62506356558824975562012-08-03T13:26:37.102-04:002012-08-03T13:26:37.102-04:00One of my nice childhood memories is of making hol...One of my nice childhood memories is of making hollyhock dolls with my best friend Phyllis. We found the hollyhocks in the alley behind the houses across the street. Several years ago I tried growing them on our farm but one of our local critters or insects ate them to the ground.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179027379034179865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-44098556589268508342012-08-03T11:05:41.971-04:002012-08-03T11:05:41.971-04:00Did you happen to see Sharon's tall one? http:...Did you happen to see Sharon's tall one? http://sharonlovejoy.blogspot.com/2012/07/story-became-my-sanctuary.html<br />Scroll down to last picture. Amazing.<br />I think most everyone in that generation, and the one before had a book of his poems, and they knew many of them by heart. We've lost something, I think.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-7591117892433024352012-08-03T10:38:43.041-04:002012-08-03T10:38:43.041-04:00Ahhhh yes ~ I love Hollyhocks, though they are rel...Ahhhh yes ~ I love Hollyhocks, though they are reluctant to grow for me most years. I had a big beautiful light pink one this year! <br />I have my Grandmothers volume of Edgar A.Guest poems, perfect place to turn when you need just the right poem. :))))Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10229439546427952540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-53752833893919636462012-08-02T14:03:00.262-04:002012-08-02T14:03:00.262-04:00Honestly, I have no secret. Started the seeds unde...Honestly, I have no secret. Started the seeds under lights, and added some super duper stuff we bought for the tomatoes, but it seemed to work on the hollyhocks too. <br /><br />http://www.chickitydoodoo.com/<br /><br />I do think they like sun. And I think a barn setting is perfect. They seem to go with old places, older ways of life.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-86924996647044417852012-08-02T13:59:19.019-04:002012-08-02T13:59:19.019-04:00I love them too - but black thumb and all of that....I love them too - but black thumb and all of that. You have inspired me try again. Maybe in front of the barn - do they like a southern exposure? I liked the poem as well.Kim Velkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729808121762572706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-67092752123987460832012-08-02T10:52:45.573-04:002012-08-02T10:52:45.573-04:00Sometimes simple and clear is just the right thing...Sometimes simple and clear is just the right thing, don't you think? <br />'new pins' 'blue pins' ?? :<)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-64107106233035969412012-08-02T10:30:20.177-04:002012-08-02T10:30:20.177-04:00What a nice, simple poem. I'd have to substitu...What a nice, simple poem. I'd have to substitute lupins for hollyhocks, if I could think of some rhymes for them! Your plants look great.callmemadamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359300308013419608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-16251295477760076482012-08-02T08:52:54.417-04:002012-08-02T08:52:54.417-04:00Sometimes those bugs/larvae whatever hide undernea...Sometimes those bugs/larvae whatever hide underneath the leaves. We have the beetles no matter the weather. Usually they go after the rosa rugosas. <br />His poems often bring tears to my eyes. Very heartfelt, and often nostalgic. I really like him. There are some others under the poems tab.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-78076555666207310592012-08-02T07:16:07.001-04:002012-08-02T07:16:07.001-04:00I've never grown hollyhocks, but I think I'...I've never grown hollyhocks, but I think I'd like to try next year. They are gorgeous!!<br /><br />I use soapy water on my hibiscus to keep the whiteflies away. Something else is eating one of those plants, though, and I can't seem to figure out what it might be. Maybe a grasshopper. It's a bad year for garden pests! So hot and dry, although we did get a little bit of rain (finally!!!!) last night.<br /><br />Very nice poem, too. I like the kind that rhyme. :)Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-2702148275603347282012-08-02T00:29:05.943-04:002012-08-02T00:29:05.943-04:00I put some Ecover dishwashing detergent in a conta...I put some Ecover dishwashing detergent in a container with warm water and those awful beetles just drown. Happily they are pretty dim and stay where they are, mostly, while I pop them into the water. I have no remorse. :<)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-67306477495162870202012-08-02T00:27:23.484-04:002012-08-02T00:27:23.484-04:00As I noted above to Lisa, there are a few poems of...As I noted above to Lisa, there are a few poems of his on the blog under the poems tab. I really do love his work. And what a kind face he had. I think that generation knew a lot of poems by heart.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-47016325502331524382012-08-02T00:26:10.248-04:002012-08-02T00:26:10.248-04:00I can't believe how fast they eat! I'm now...I can't believe how fast they eat! I'm now going out twice a day with soapy water.<br />I love the word 'cadence' - and I do love his poems. I've put up a few on the blog. You may look under the poems tab.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-42197727346350089292012-08-01T17:45:23.927-04:002012-08-01T17:45:23.927-04:00I have some hollyhocks grown from seeds I saved fr...I have some hollyhocks grown from seeds I saved from city home.<br />They grew to about 9 feet high but with dampness surrounding my woods<br />did not do well.<br />Oh the beetles have hurt so many of my plants. I cannot grow roses by<br />my new cottage. <br />I did pick a number and put in soapy water but there were hundreds of them<br />everywhere....One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-51792989561267929612012-08-01T15:16:47.878-04:002012-08-01T15:16:47.878-04:00Dear Nan,
What a lovely tribute to your mother. Y...Dear Nan,<br />What a lovely tribute to your mother. Your hollyhocks are gorgeous and well worth the wait. I love Edgar A. Guest as my grandfather's favorite poem was "House". He could recite every verse. Thank you for reminding me of those poems.marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08458417858538216872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-20237994250443488802012-08-01T15:04:29.453-04:002012-08-01T15:04:29.453-04:00I am so glad your hollyhocks are blooming for you....I am so glad your hollyhocks are blooming for you. Those horrible Japanese Beetles. Such a bother and they have skeletonized your hollyhock leaves. Booooo. Love the poem. Such a good cadence. Takes me back to a nice place.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com