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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  Melon  Bean
 Cardinal Flower    Pea
 Daisy    Zucchini
 Great Blue Lobelia  Greens  
 Joe Pyeweed  Chard  
 Lavender  Lettuce  
 Marigold  Mesclum  
 Milkweed    
 Missouri Ironweed    
 Rattlesnake Master  Herbs  
 Snapdragon  Basil  
 Zinnia  Dill  

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.