tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411238003145216727.post5595828103351588578..comments2023-10-30T07:50:31.559-05:00Comments on Alabama Rose and Flower Garden from a Non-Green Thumb: Wordless Wednesday Cerberus German shepherdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429615988299569447noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411238003145216727.post-73427343999224561882013-06-12T12:06:11.011-05:002013-06-12T12:06:11.011-05:00Then they can certainly tolerate some heat. Right...Then they can certainly tolerate some heat. Right now, the visqueen is tore on my green house so it is covered by a tarp which I feel makes it cooler. Those are dinnerplate dahlias. My mystic haze dahlia is struggling a bit...I am not sure if I am getting the watering thing right...but they do make perfect flowers.Cerberus German shepherdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429615988299569447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411238003145216727.post-83384138988481114022013-06-12T07:25:37.746-05:002013-06-12T07:25:37.746-05:00What a lovely Dahlia! They make such great arrange...What a lovely Dahlia! They make such great arrangements. Mama used to grow Dahlias for making Church bouquets; big vases with nothing but Dahlias are impressive.<br /><br />You asked about greenhouse and heat -- a big exhaust fan and a misting set-up will only lower temps to barely tolerable. <br /><br />Some Tropicals don't mind being on the floor under mist. They think they're in the jungle. I'm trying to move everything outside. <br /><br />Last year I rigged curtains on the west end for a little shade.Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.com