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Seed Lending Library

2025 Seed Library Is Open!

Reserve Your Seeds Here!

What Is A Seed Lending Library?

Somers Seed Lending Library is a free community heirloom seed lending project!

Sign Up & Reserve Your Seeds

Click here to Sign Up and Reserve Your Seeds.

Seed List for 2025

 Borrow – Get Your Seeds

Pick up your reserved seeds at Somers Library

Growers will get enough seeds to grow 3-4 plants.

 

Grow

Grow your plants during the season. 

Return – Save & Share

At the end of a plant’s growing season harvest your produce as usual. 

Gather and dry the seeds you collect to plant for he next growing season.

Save some of the seeds you gather  for your use next year and return a portion to the Seed Lending Library . 

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Seed Library Basics

Seed Gardening Tips
  • You will want to start most seeds indoors and then plant them outdoors when our zone is clear of the last frost.
  • Plant seeds as deep as they are big. For example, a watermelon seed is about 1/4″ long, so plant it 1/4″ beneath the soil. On the other hand, basil seeds are so small you can hardly see them, so plant them on top on the soil, with an ever so slight dusting of soil over the seed.
  • Keep all seeds moist. Use a spray bottle to water as to not wash the seeds around the pot.
  • Keep all seeds in a sunny spot. If you are lucky enough to have a grow light, even better!
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Basic seed saving guidelines are as follows:

1. Always save seeds from the healthiest “true to type” plants and allow plants to come to maturity before collecting seeds.

2. Don’t save seeds from hybrids.

3. Clean and/or dry seeds, then label your seed envelope or container with as much information about the crop as possible and return to the Adult Reference Desk.

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