Welcome to Our Seed Library!
Whether you are a seasoned gardener or just beginning to explore your green thumb, our Seed Library offers you the opportunity to plant, grow and learn. It is our mission to increase community awareness of all the benefits that gardening and growing plants from seed have on us all. We hope that the growing process, from seed to plant, will foster a common, shared appreciation of all living things.
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How to Take Seeds
- Ask about the Seed Library at the Welcome Desk.
- Plan on taking 2 seeds for every plant you intend to grow this season. For example, if you want 5 sunflower plants, take 10 seeds.
- Note the growing instructions on the back of the seed envelope. If you have a camera on your phone, take a picture of the instructions so you have an extra copy! Please let us know if you need a copy of the planting instructions.
- If you need more seeds than what is provided, please use the extra envelopes. Make sure you label your envelope with the seed variety!
- Help us determine what to get next season and stay in the know about future gardening events by leaving your name, email address, and the seeds you took.
Seed Library Index
Because our seed collection is constantly rotating, the following index may not represent what is currently available.
- African Marigold
- Black-eyed Susan
- Calendula
- Coleus
- Coreopsis
- Cosmos
- Morning Glory
- Nasturtium
- Sunflower
- Zinnia
Basil
- Genovese
- Lemon
Catnip
Chives
Cilantro
Dill
Garlic
Marjoram
Oregano
Parsley
- Curled
- Flat Leaf
Thyme
- Black-Eyed Susan
- Blue Stem, Tall
- Cutleaf Coneflower
- Mexican Sunflower
- Milkweed Swamp
- Mountain Mint, short tooth
- Pearly Everlasting
Arugula
Beans
- Fava
- Green Bush
- Lima
- Pinto
- Pole
- Purple
- Yellow Bush
Beets
Broccoli
Broccoli Raab
Cabbage
- Green
- Purple
Cantaloupe
Carrots
Cauliflower
Collards
Corn
Cress
Cucumber
Garlic
Kale
- Curly
- Lacinato
Kohlrabi
Lettuce
- Batavia
- Green Curly
- Mesclun
- Microgreens
- Mix
- Red Curly
- Romaine
Mustard Green
Okra
Onion
- Mild
- Bunching
Pac Choy
Parsnip
Peas
- Shelling
- Snow Pea
- Super Snap
Peppers
- Bell
- Hot
- Jalapeño
- Long Pepper Blend
- Shishito
Pumpkin
Radish
- Red
- Watermelon
- White
Rutabaga
Spinach
Soybean
Squash
- Acorn
- Armenian
- Buttercup
- Butternut
- Cocozelle
- Delicata
- Gourd, Bottle
- Hubbard
- Patty Pan Summer
- Spaghetti
- Yellow Summer
- Zucchini
Swiss Chard
Tomatillo
Tomato
- Beefmaster, Slicing
- Black Cherry
- Cherokee Purple
- Cherry
- Chocolate
- Grape
- Green Envy
- Pear, Yellow
- Roma
- San Marzano
- Supersweet 100
- Yellow
Turnip
- Regular
- Japanese Mikado
Watermelon