Stop by Hattie’s Garden on Tuesday, May 21, Wednesday, May 22 and Thursday, May 23 from 10 to 3 for the sale of produce, meat, eggs, cheese, fish, organic dried beans and plants for your home gardens. We will also be at the Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) located at George H.P. Smith Park on Saturday, May 25 from 8 to 12.

Plants, Plants, Plants

Memorial Day weekend approaches. Generally known as a traditional planting time, we have an absolute abundance of plants that will thrive and you will love. And you can get a jump start on your home gardens, as well as avoid the crowds and traffic by going to Hattie’s Garden on Tuesday, May 21, Wednesday, May 22< and Thursday, May 23 from 10 to 3. This week is a great week to settle in the plants in your garden if you have not done so already.

Take a look at our plant section on our website for a complete list of flowers, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, herb, and other vegetable plants. Our second and final planting of tomatoes, peppers and eggplants is ready this week. There is still plenty of time to get things in the ground, but for the best selection, come soon.

Stop by and we will help you find what you need and can provide plenty of advice for your gardening questions.

Remember use the best organic soil available to grow our vegetable plants. We get our soil from Vermont Compost Company and have found no better biologically active, compost-based soil anywhere. Your plants will thrive because they have already developed a sophisticated root system, only possible through the exchanges facilitated by the growth of beneficial bacteria and fungi enabled by this carefully crafted compost based soil.

Please note that while we will bring as many plants as possible to the HLFM on Saturday, May 25, our space is limited. The best selection will always be at the Garden during our open hours.

What’s Available from Hattie

The following freshly harvested produce will be available during our open hours at the Garden and at the HLFM on Saturday, May 18.

• Hakurei Turnips — In bunches. Sweet, mild white salad turnips are good raw or lightly cooked.
• Red Satin Radishes — Sweet and spicy. Perfect for salads and garnishes.
• Young Arugula — Triple-washed and bagged.
• Young Mixed Lettuce — Triple-washed and bagged.
• Swiss Chard — Tender young bunches. Cooks quickly and is delicious.
• Cilantro — Freshly cut. Always nice in the spring.
• Dill — Freshly cut, delightful herb with many culinary uses.
• Chives — With delicious decorative blooms. Freshly cut.
• Krausa Curly Parsley — With a taste slightly like celery, curly parsley is a must-have in any kitchen. Freshly-cut.
• Flat ‘Gigante d’Italia’ Parsley — Full of fresh flavor that lifts nearly any dish. Freshly cut.

Hattie’s Organic Beans & Organic Raw Nuts
We also carry a nice selection of fresh organic dried beans and organic raw nuts. These are available to purchase during our open hours at the Garden. The organic beans we carry are adzuki beans, French green lentils, red decorticated lentils, kidney beans, cannellini beans, pinto beans, garbanzo beans, navy pea beans, green split peas and hearty bean soup. The organic raw nuts include walnuts, almonds, brazil nuts, cashews, pumpkin seeds, and roasted (not raw!) unsalted peanuts.

What’s Available at the Garden from our Other Vendors

The following eggs, cheese, fish and other food products are available at the Garden during our open hours.

• AlaskaWild Seafoods — Flash frozen, wild-caught salmon, rockfish and cod.
• Enoch Farms — Regenerative, sustainable, Heritage Pork Products are USDA certified.
• Beachdog Farm — Pasture raised, fed organic feed chicken and duck eggs.
• Twin Post Farm — Free-range chicken eggs from Princess Anne County.
• Chapel’s Country Creamery — Lots of delicious cheese made from milk from their pastured cows.
• Chrissy’s Bees — Local honey and raw honeycomb from a division of Stag Run Farm.
• Backyard Jams & Jellies — Dozens of delicious of jams, jellies (including no-sugar options), mustards and chutneys.

Open Hours at the Garden

Reminder that our open hours at the Garden this week are:

• Tuesday, May 21, 10 to 3
• Wednesday, May 22, 10 to 3
• Thursday, May 23, 10 to 3

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).

For the next month or so, Five Points is closed at Plantation and Beaver Dam. For those who normally travel that way, just head up Route 9 to Dairy Farm Rd. Turn left at Dairy Farm and right at the end of Dairy Farm onto Beaver Dam Rd. Kendale will be on your left in less than ½ mile.

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.

Park in the graveled area facing the fence. If you don’t see us, you may toot your horn. We could be processing things in the garage or working outside in the garden.

Yours in the Garden,