The Good News Thread!!! :) (Dover, Rehoboth Beach: for sale, 2014, cabin)

[retiree2011]

There will be fireworks at Bally’s (speedway) tonight. Will these be visible from other places nearby on 13? I’d prefer a place with easy parking and egress after the fireworks.

[Suzsilk]

Originally Posted by nuts2uiam

I considered the tulip dig for this morning for about a nano second and decided to skip it. I have done it twice and having clay soil I have only yielded 1 tulip out of maybe 200. It is just too chilly for me, today.

I did the tulip dig for the third time. The first year after the dig I planted all the bulbs with very few tulips the next year. The second time I listened to one of the "Lewis In Bloom" volunteers and I dried out the bulbs, stored them over the summer and planted them in the fall. There were excellent results. So, the lesson I learned is that tulips must be dug up, rested and planted in the fall. So, my garage floor is a sea of dry tulip bulbs. I'm going to put them all in old panty hose and hang them from our metal shelves and plant them this fall. I love that Lewes does this each year!

[nuts2uiam]

Originally Posted by Suzsilk

I did the tulip dig for the third time. The first year after the dig I planted all the bulbs with very few tulips the next year. The second time I listened to one of the "Lewis In Bloom" volunteers and I dried out the bulbs, stored them over the summer and planted them in the fall. There were excellent results. So, the lesson I learned is that tulips must be dug up, rested and planted in the fall. So, my garage floor is a sea of dry tulip bulbs. I'm going to put them all in old panty hose and hang them from our metal shelves and plant them this fall. I love that Lewes does this each year!

I agree. Had no luck except for the one lone tulip. But, my sister has gorgeous tulips and she simply brushed all the old dirt off and stored them in a cut case boxes (when a store cuts the full case down to maybe 3 inches to display the goods) so they had good air circulation and then planted them in the fall. I did the same and had no luck, so I am convinced that the soil has too much clay. I can't kneel long enough to amend each hole properly so I am done with Tulips but will continue to promote this fabulous idea.

[retiree2011]

I had just moved to Delaware shortly before Wiley Farm was destroyed in a huge fire, so I was never there until today. I knew they had been re-building and making a comeback. Today, while driving by, I decided to stop in. The place is absolutely beautiful with a pedestrian bridge leading to a cut-your-own flower garden and ice cream stand. The “old barn” is now a gift shop with garden decor and bird feeding supplies, along with pet food and toys, preserves and honey. There are beautiful greenhouses to visit and a short distance away, a farm market with fresh produce. It is right on Route 13 in Townsend, on the northbound side of the road, and definitely worth visiting.

[rdlr]

Originally Posted by retiree2011

I had just moved to Delaware shortly before Wiley Farm was destroyed in a huge fire, so I was never there until today. I knew they had been re-building and making a comeback. Today, while driving by, I decided to stop in. The place is absolutely beautiful with a pedestrian bridge leading to a cut-your-own flower garden and ice cream stand. The “old barn” is now a gift shop with garden decor and bird feeding supplies, along with pet food and toys, preserves and honey. There are beautiful greenhouses to visit and a short distance away, a farm market with fresh produce. It is right on Route 13 in Townsend, on the northbound side of the road, and definitely worth visiting.

I've been there often. But, I miss the old store that had a restaurant at one end of the produce section. Now, Wiley's has a separate building a few hundred yards north of their new structure where they sell sandwiches and lunch specials.

[retiree2011]

Originally Posted by rdlr

I've been there often. But, I miss the old store that had a restaurant at one end of the produce section. Now, Wiley's has a separate building a few hundred yards north of their new structure where they sell sandwiches and lunch specials.

I saw that, but had picked up dinner at Dutch Country Farmers Market in Middletown. I did pick up a few items in the produce sales area. They had S Carolina peaches, but I will wait for Fifer’s peaches. I am glad they are making a comeback from the fire.

[rdlr]

It's a shame, that Ronnie's Garden World changed hands in Smyrna. That and Willey Farms were always my go-to places in that area. The new owners of Ronnie's have some very high prices for landscaping products and garden supplies.

[rdlr]

Wyoming Peach Festival is always the first Saturday in August.... This year, August 6th. Parade starts at 9 a.m. and the route is West on Camden-Wyoming Avenue, ending at the railroad tracks....(site of the Peach Festival). I understand there will be no bus transportation to Fifer's. They discontinued that a couple of years ago, due to safety hazards/railroad tracks, etc.

[retiree2011]

Originally Posted by rdlr

It's a shame, that Ronnie's Garden World changed hands in Smyrna. That and Willey Farms were always my go-to places in that area. The new owners of Ronnie's have some very high prices for landscaping products and garden supplies.

I saw a red shamrock (Oxala) in a plastic pot for $9.99. I got my red one at Lidl for about $2 and my traditional green one for 50 cents at Produce Junction after St Patrick’s Day. The prices are very high there.

[retiree2011]

Originally Posted by rdlr

Wyoming Peach Festival is always the first Saturday in August.... This year, August 6th. Parade starts at 9 a.m. and the route is West on Camden-Wyoming Avenue, ending at the railroad tracks....(site of the Peach Festival). I understand there will be no bus transportation to Fifer's. They discontinued that a couple of years ago, due to safety hazards/railroad tracks, etc.

It is on my calendar and I even have a peach festival t-shirt I bought in town hall last summer.