Hi Gang, I know that our ancestors were REALly into heirloom gardening, saving seeds from one year to the next for all sorts of gardening_vegetable and flower. Do any of you grow Hollyhocks? I found an order sheet for some beauties from Michigan Bulb and wondered if anyone has tried to grow these, and if it would be worth my while to order them for this area. They are perrennial, at least it seems they are, but then again, the site where I was talks of collecting the seeds from year to year? It confused me. Or is this a way of them coming back year after year, meaning it isn't a root? Thanks! Lynn

HI Lynn: My grandfather loved his holllyhock! He always told me to "Hang on to your Hollyhocks!" He had beautiful ones that grew very tall. He lived just outside of Wilkes Barre, Pa in a town called Trucksville. I think your area would be wonderful. I think I want to get some. Ah Memories!!!! Hugs Sally ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Vondran" <lynnvondran@att.net> To: <padutch-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 4:46 PM Subject: [PD-LIFE] Hollyhocks > Hi Gang, > I know that our ancestors were REALly into heirloom gardening, saving > seeds from one year to the next for all sorts of gardening_vegetable and > flower. > Do any of you grow Hollyhocks? I found an order sheet for some beauties > from Michigan Bulb and wondered if anyone has tried to grow these, and if > it would be worth my while to order them for this area. They are > perrennial, at least it seems they are, but then again, the site where I > was talks of collecting the seeds from year to year? It confused me. Or > is this a way of them coming back year after year, meaning it isn't a > root? > Thanks! > Lynn > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

My mom had hollyhocks in a slew of colors. They come in double heads now, but not back then. We would make dolls by plucking a flower and a bud then join them with a toothpick. They require lots of sunshine as I recall and Japanese beetles think they are the best food...yum! The leaves are lacy after the beetles have dined upon them. Yes, they are perennials. I don't have any and I have seen them in seed packets at local gardening retailers. Smiles, Anna -----Original Message----- From: padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lynn Vondran Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 4:47 PM To: padutch-life@rootsweb.com Subject: [PD-LIFE] Hollyhocks Hi Gang, I know that our ancestors were REALly into heirloom gardening, saving seeds from one year to the next for all sorts of gardening_vegetable and flower. Do any of you grow Hollyhocks? I found an order sheet for some beauties from Michigan Bulb and wondered if anyone has tried to grow these, and if it would be worth my while to order them for this area. They are perrennial, at least it seems they are, but then again, the site where I was talks of collecting the seeds from year to year? It confused me. Or is this a way of them coming back year after year, meaning it isn't a root? Thanks! Lynn ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message