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Most Recent Seed Inventory List

NOTE: This list is not updated daily and not all seeds may available when you stop by. Due to the volume of visitors we host every day, we're unable to hold or reserve seeds. All are first-come, first-served. We are consistently processing seed donations for our seed library. Please be sure to save us some seeds from whatever you grow this year!

 

 Flowers  Fruit  Vegetables
 Boneset    Carrot
 Cosmo    Cucumber
 Marigold    Kohlrabi
 Milkweed  Greens  Leek
 Missouri Ironweed  Cabbage  Radish
   Swiss Chard  Squash
     Tomato
     Turnip
     
   Herbs  
   Chives  
     

Growing Instructions

Native Perennials with specific needs:

  • Blazing Star- Button/Rough- C (60)

  • Boneset- C (30), D

  • Cardinal Flower- C (60), D, Short Lived Perennial

  • Goldenrod, Showy- C (60), D

  • Great Blue Lobelia- C (60), D, Short Lived Perennial

  • Joe Pye Weed- C (30), D

  • Milkweed- C (30)

  • Missouri Ironweed- C (60)

  • Rattlesnake Master- C (60)

 

Codes:

C-Seeds germinate after sitting out over winter or after a period of cold, moist stratification. Sow seeds outdoors in the fall to over-winter naturally and see germination the following spring, or artificially stratify seeds for the number of days in the parenthesis.

D-Surface sow: Seeds are very small or need light to naturally break dormancy and germinate.