Welcome to the Ingalls Memorial Library Seed Library

The new seeds have arrived and are ready to go!

• Arugula, Wild Arugula
• Bean, Kentucky Wonder Pole Bean
• Bean, Kentucky Wonder Bush
• Bean, Provider
• Bean, Gold Rush Yellow Wax
• Runner Bean, Sunset
• Beet, Detroit Dark Red
• Beet, Yellow Intermediate Mangel
• Brussels Sprouts, Long Island Improved
• Cabbage, Early Jersey Wakefield
• Carrot, Paris Market
• Carrot, Danvers
• Celery, Pink Plume
• Celery, Tall Utah
• Collard, Jernigan Yellow Cabbage
• Corn, Stowell's Evergreen
• Corn, Golden Bantam Improved
• Corn, Two Inch Strawberry
• Corn, Mandan Bride
• Corn, Seneca Red Stalker
• Corn, Black Aztec
• Corn, Japonica Striped Maize
• Corn, Sweet Golden Cross Bantam Hybrid
• Cucumber, Mexican Sour Gherkin
• Cucumber, True Lemon
• Cucumber, Parade
• Cucumber, Boothby's Blonde
• Flower, Marigold Medley
• Flower, Pincushion Mix
• Flower, Love Lies Bleeding
• Flower, Evening Sun Sunflower
• Flower, China Aster ('Crego Mix')
• Flower, Miss Jekyll Love-in-a-Mist
• Flower, Mixed Colors Broomcorn Sorghum
• Flower, Blue Boy Bachelor's Button
• Flower, Finnriver Sweet Pea
• Flower, Velvet Queen Sunflower
• Flower, Mammoth Magenta Celosia
• Flower, Endless Blooms Cut Flower Mix
• Flower, Multi-hued Yarrows
• Gourd, Ten Commandments
• Gourd, Autumn Wings
• Greens, Mache
• Greens, Ultimate Salad Bowl
• Greens, Deitrich's Wild Broccoli Raab
• Greens, Watercress
  
• Herb, Triple Curled Parsley
• Herb, Byrd Mustardl
  
• Herb, Sweet Mace
• Herb, Green Culinary Sage
• Herb, Tony Scavo Basil
• Herb, Cilantro
• Herb, Chives
• Herb, Moss Curled Parsleyl
  
• Kale, Red Russian
• Kale, Delaway

• Kohlrabi, Purple Vienna
• Kohlrabi, White Vienna
• Leek, Blue Solaise
• Leek, Prizetaker
• Leek, Giant Musselburgh
• Lettuce, Bunte Forellenschluss
• Lettuce, Speckled
• Lettuce, Winter Density
• Lettuce, Red Salad Bowl
• Lettuce, Little Gem Mix
• Lima Bean, Sieva
• Melon, Charentais
• Melon, Amish
• Melon, Sweet Granite
• Melon, Noir des Carmes
• Okra, Red Burgundy
• Okra, Clemson Spineless
• Okra, Hill Country Red
• Onion, Ailsa Craig
• Onion, Long Red Florence
• Onion, Yellow of Parma
• Onion, Red Wethersfield
• Onion, Clear Dawn
• Orach, Backlund Bly
• Pea, Amish Snap
• Pea, Green Arrow
• Pepper, Fatalii
• Pepper, Lemon
• Pepper, Ralph Thompson's Squash
• Pepper, Marconi Red
• Pepper, Sprinter
• Prairie Grass, Big Bluestem
• Pumpkin, Triple Treat
• Radish, Cincinnati Market
• Radish, Cherry Belle
• Rutabaga, Cairns Family Hanover
• Salsify, Mammoth Sandwich Island
• Soybean, Agate
• Spinach, Bloomsdale
• Squash, Banquet
• Squash, Musquee de Provence
• Squash, Blue Kuri
  
• Squash, Cornfield Pumpkin
• Squash, Turk's Turban
• Squash, Waltham Butternut
• Squash, Marina di Chioggia
• Squash, Butternut
• Squash, Spaghetti
• Tomatillo, Dr. Wyche's Yellow
• Tomatillo, Green Husk
• Tomatillo, Purple de Milpa
• Tomato, Green Zebra
• Tomato, Black Plum
• Tomato, Gold Medal
• Tomato, Rosso Sicilian
• Tomato, Hartman's Yellow Gooseberry
• Tomato, Gold Rush Currant
• Tomato, Brandywine

• Tomato, Italian
• Tomato, Chocolate Cherry
• Tomato, German Pink
• Tomato, Japanese Trifele Black
• Tomato, Kellogg's Breakfast
• Tomato, Stupice
• Tomato, Ukrainian Purple
• Turnip, Purple Top White Globe
• Watermelon, Cream of Saskatchewan
• Watermelon, Stone Mountain
  

Seeds will be available in the library or through our curbside service.

  Our seed library is a collection of over 150 varieties of organic seeds that we were able to acquire through a program offered by Seed Savers Exchange, a nonprofit organization that is committed  to conserving and promoting America’s culturally diverse but endangered garden and food crop heritage for future generations by collecting, growing, and sharing heirloom seeds and plants, and from local donors.

We started our seed library in May of 2018 --  a little late in the year for those planning their gardens.  Since that time, we have been steadily growing our "collection."

So, how does it work?  It's simple.  Just come to the library and look through our "catalog" -- located by the circulation desk.  The catalog includes the seed packets for all varieties of vegetables, flowers and herbs that are available for you to borrow - so that you can learn about the varieties you are interested in and read the planting instructions.  If you would prefer, you can visit our catalog at ingalls.bywatersolutions.com/.
and if you log in using your library card number and password and place holds on any seeds you would like...we will have them waiting for you when you visit the library.

You DO NOT need to return anything --- but we are hoping that you will help us build our seed garden by saving seeds from your garden and bringing them in to share with other library patrons --- whether the seeds came from plants you grew from this program or from plants that you've always grown.  If you do bring seeds to us, please bring them in an envelope and note what kind of seeds they are.  We will process them and get them added to our collection.

Also, if you purchase packets of seeds and find that you don't need them all, we would welcome the donation!  If you could bring the seeds with the packet (so that we can photocopy it) to the library, your spare seeds will help us grow the library.  Thanks!

We hope to have programs on how to save seeds towards the end of the summer or beginning of the fall --- so if you are interested in learning how, watch our calendar of events!