Plants, Produce & Food Available June 23, 24, 25
Hattie’s Garden will be open this week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (June 23, 24 & 25) from 2 PM to 5 PM for the sale of plants for your home gardens, Hattie’s produce and flowers, and a few artisan food items from our vendors. No appointment is necessary, but please read below for how the process works.
Our Delivery/Pickup service continues, and you may still place your order for the Saturday, June 27 Service until Tuesday at 8 PM, or when we reach our ordering limit — whichever comes first. Thank you to all who have already placed their orders.
How the Process Works
- Come any time between 2 PM and 5 PM on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (June 16, 17 & 18), or during our Saturday pickup/delivery service time frame from 9 AM to 2 PM.
- Have a list or questions on the available plants or produce/other items listed in this email that you would like to purchase.
- We will also have our chalkboards listing all the available items.
- Pull into the gravel area at Hattie’s Garden facing the fence and please shut off your car.
- Because of recent COVID-19 spikes in Delaware, particularly in Sussex County, PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR. Someone will come to help you.
- Please bring a check or cash, and be prepared to pay AFTER we pull your plants and produce. We will immediately create an invoice for you.
Available Produce and Other Food Items
Freshly harvested produce (and flowers!) from Hattie’s Garden this week:
- Provider Greens beans — by the pound or half-pound (limited).
- Mesclun — Triple-Washed & bagged.
- Young Arugula — Triple-Washed & bagged.
- Mixed lettuce — Triple-Washed & bagged.
- Swiss Chard (bunch) — Delicious.
- Scallions — At the Garden only.
- Hakurei Turnips — with beautiful greens.
- Early Wonder Tall Top Beets — By the bunch, comes with beautiful greens.
- Herbs — Fresh cut basil, cilantro, rosemary,
- Flower Bouquets — include Bells of Ireland, Dianthus, Snap Dragons, and Zinnias, if ready. Each of our bouquets will last you a full week and comes with a packet of flower food.
From our other vendors, we have plenty of
- Dittmar Family Farms — Pasture raised whole chicken and chicken liver.
- Chapel’s Country Creamery — Chapel Cheddar, Chesapeake Brie, Talbot Reserve, Amber 16, Woodbine, Bay Blue, Queso Fresco and Paneer cheese.
- AlaskaWild Seafoods — Coho Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, Alaskan Rockfish and Alaskan Cod.
- Twin Post Farm — Free-range chicken eggs.
- Stag Run — Chrissy Bee’s honey.
Plants Available This Week
We have a limited amount of flower, herb, and salad greens plants left available for your home gardens.
Flowers
Bedding Zinnias are fantastic flowers that are drought tolerant and required no deadheading.
- Profusion Zinnia solid color — 4-packs are $5 choice of white, yellow, cherry or salmon.
French Marigold varieties include
- Brocade Marigolds — $4 per 4-pack of mixed colors.
- Sparky Marigolds — $4 per 4-pack of mixed colors. These flowers have a slightly smoother leaf than Brocade.
- Lemondrop — $4 per 4-pack. Lemondrop is an extra dwarf pretty little yellow marigold.
Gomphrena is a drought tolerant flower that is easy to grow to about 2 feet tall.
- Gomphrena Mix — in mixed colors of pink, white and purple. 4-packs are $6.
- Gomphrena Purple — stunning purple color. 4-packs are $6.
Herb Plants
See our herb page on the website.
- Lemongrass — used in everything from curries to cold drinks in small 6-packs at $4 each.
- Patchouli — a member of the mint family, this popular scent is a real throwback to the 60s and 70s. This bushy herb will grow to 2.5 feet. Use the leaves in various ways, as insect repellent, perfume, aromatics. In 4″ pots for $5 each.
- English Thyme — this savory herb is a versatile seasoning for soups, chicken, seafood, vegetables, and sauces. In 4″ pots for $5 each.
- Greek Oregano — if you want “true” oregano, then Greek oregano is the one to plant. In 4″ pots for $5 each.
- Rosemary — a very good culinary variety and grows to a nice size in 4″ pots for $5 each
Salad Greens
Each cell in these 6-packs contains 6-8 small plants together, designed to be planted as they are and cut at a few inches of height for nice young salad mixes. They will regrow.
- Arugula, multiple plants for cutting — small 6 packs are $4 each
- Mixed Lettuce — small 4-packs are $4 each
Directions to Hattie’s Garden
Hattie’s Garden is located at 31341 Kendale Rd in Lewes approximately 3 miles from Plantation Road (also known as Rt. 1D), coming inland on either Robinsonville Rd. or Beaver Dam Rd (Rt. 23 South).
Kendale Rd. is a short road (0.6 miles) between Robinsonville and Beaver Dam Road. The house is fifth on the left from Beaver Dam Rd, and has a large wooden fence in front of house with purple trim.
When you arrive, allow us to come to your car window for your list. We will get your produce, food and plants for you, answer any questions you may have, and give you an amount due. You may pay with check or cash or request to be invoiced later.
Yours in the Garden and greenhouse,