If you can come on Monday, Feb 1 at 1:30 pm, I will have your seeds for you to pick up. Monday is predicted to be partially sunny. If you can't come on Monday, I will try for next Saturday. I will wait until later next week to make a decision as weather happens!
You can still order seeds. For Monday's pickup I need your order in by 11 am on Monday. For hopefully, next Saturday's (Feb 6) pickup at 11 am, you have to have your order in by 9 am Saturday.
Pam
Many of you have not used the White Bear Lake Seed Library before, so I wanted give you a few hints to make it easier for you.
1. SEED DONATIONS: The seed library is run by volunteers and supplied by donations from community members. Without seed donations, there would not be a seed library. We ask that at the end of the season you harvest some of your seeds to donate back to the seed library or purchase a commercial packet of open-pollinated seeds to donate. The best seeds to donate are the easy to save seeds such as beans, peas, lettuce, tomatoes and native plants. You can donate seeds by bringing them to the curbside delivery area at the library or during a seed pickup.
2. SEED AVAILABILITY: Since the seed library is supplied by donations, there are varying amounts of seeds available. Some varieties there is only one packet of seeds and some there are over 30 packets. I try to keep the online list up to date, so please look at it before sending me your order. But even so, there is a chance someone right before you took the last packet. The native plant seed list has a column labeled 'AVAIL'. If it says 'Y' then I have seeds, if it says 'N' then I don't have these seeds. Also, I do not fill orders for school or church gardens—the seed library does not carry large quantities for large gardens. Also, I reserve the right to limit quantities so that more people can take advantage of the free seeds.
The seed lists are on the right hand side of the home page of this blog.
White Bear Lake Seed Library seed packets generally do not have the same amount of seeds as a commercial packet of seeds. In fact, if you donate a commercial packet of seeds, we can split it up into several of our packets of seeds. Most home gardeners don't grow that many of one kind of plant.
How to Get Seeds
The seeds are housed in the White Bear Lake branch of the Ramsey County libraries. Located at 2150 2nd St, White Bear Lake, MN 55110.
Hours: M: 10-8, T,W: 1-8, Thr, F,S: 10-5
The seed library is to the right as you enter the WBL library and the seeds are in the set of little drawers. Two binders of information are on the Seed Library table.
Any other question, please send me an email. wblseedlibrary@gmail.com
Pam
Hello Gardeners!
The White Bear Lake Seed Library has received many new donated seeds of lettuce, melon, squash, and other vegetables. Check the blog to find out what is new.
The blog site has changed a bit. Thanks to Meghan Meyer who re-formatted and placed all the seed lists into Google Sheets, the seed lists are much more readable! The seed list is now 3 seed lists: one for vegetables and herbs, one for annuals and perennials and one for native plant seeds. If you look on the right hand side of the home page of the blogsite you will find the links to the seed lists. Let me know if you have any problems using the new lists.
Plant Companions
Seed Talk, February 9, 2021 6:30 pm on Zoom
Will planting marigolds by your tomatoes really keep away harmful bugs? Does planting tomatoes next to cabbage repel caterpillars from eating cabbage leaves?
Is companion planting a bunch of mumbo-jumbo or is there science to back it up?
I’ll share some proven plant companions that will help your garden grow.
As always, seed talks are community get-togethers! Please share you experiences and questions at the seed talk. You must register in advance for this Zoom seed talk.
If you find the event is full please let me or the library know. The number of participants can be increased. Also, you must sign up 2 hours in advance so there is time for the facilitator to send you the email to join the meeting.
Do You Need Seeds?
The next seed pickup is Saturday Jan 30th; 11:00-11:30 am at the White Bear Lake library’s parking lot. Also, due to someone who couldn’t make it on Saturday, I’ll be at the library’s parking lot for you to pick up your seeds on Monday, Feb 1st at 1:30 pm. Please specify which pick up date you will be coming. Now it gets dark too soon to have a seed pickup later in the day during a weekday. Also, as it is winter, the date may have to be rescheduled due to snow storms or excessive cold. Look at the seed lists on the blogsite. Order seeds by 9 am Jan 30th by sending me a list of specific seeds you want at wblseedlibrary@gmail.com.
If Jan 30th doesn’t work for you I can meet you at the White Bear Lake library’s parking lot on a different day. Just send me an email and we can work out a time. Also, if you’d like to package seeds you can pick up supplies at this time, but please send me an email so I can put together the supplies before you come.
Pam
List of Native Plant Seeds
Sun: S = Sun, PS = Partial Sun, Sh = Shade
Germ = Germination Code where C(nn) means nn days of stratification before seeding
A means direct seed in early spring
F sow outdoors, needs 2 years to germinate
Pollinators = if Y means bees, butterflies, wasps or hummingbirds are attracted to the flowers
Avail = if Y means seeds are available in the seed library, =N is not in stock right now
|
Scientific Name |
Sun |
Ht |
Bloom Color |
Bloom Time |
Germ |
Polli-nators |
Avail |
|
|
Common Yarrow |
Achillea millefolium |
S,Ps |
2’ |
Wh |
Jun-Sep |
A |
Y |
Y |
|
Red baneberry |
Actaea rubra |
Sh |
2’ |
Wh |
Apr-May |
F |
N |
Y |
|
Giant Blue Hyssop |
Agastache scrophulariaefolia |
S,PS |
5' |
Wh |
Jul-Oct |
C(60) |
Y |
Y |
|
White Snakeroot |
Ageratina altissima |
PS,Sh |
2' |
Wh |
Jul-Oct |
C(60) |
N |
Y |
|
Nodding Onion |
Allium cernumm |
S,PS |
1.5’ |
Pur |
Jul-Aug |
C(60) |
Y |
Y |
|
Wild Leek |
Allium tricoccum |
PS,Sh |
8" |
Wh |
Jun-Jul |
E |
N |
N |
|
Scarlet Toothcup |
Ammannia coccinea |
PS |
2' |
Pink |
Jun-Aug |
A |
N |
Y |
|
Lead Plant |
Amorpha ceneocens |
S,PS |
3' |
Pur |
Jun-Aug |
C(10) |
Y |
N |
|
Pearly Everlasting |
Anaphalis margaritacea |
S,PS |
2' |
Wh |
Jun-Sep |
C(30) |
N |
N |
|
Big Bluestem |
Andropogon geradii |
S, PS |
7’ |
Gr |
Jun-Sep |
A |
N |
Y |
|
Thimble Weed |
Anemone virginiana |
S,PS,Sh |
3' |
Wh |
Jun-Aug |
C(60) |
N |
Y |
|
Pussytoes |
Antennaria plantaginifolia |
S,PS |
1' |
Wh |
Apr-Jun |
C(60) |
N |
Y |
|
Pussytoes |
Antennaria sp. |
S,PS |
1’ |
White |
Apr-Jun |
C(60) |
N |
Y |
|
Dogbane |
Apocynum cannabinum |
S,PS |
4' |
Wh |
May-Aug |
A |
N |
Y |
|
Columbine |
Aquilegea canadensis |
S,PS,Sh |
2' |
Red |
Apr-May |
C(60) |
Y |
Y |
|
Spikenard |
Aralia racemosa |
PS |
4’ |
Wh |
Jul-Aug |
C(60) |
N |
Y |
|
Prairie Sage |
Artemisia ludoviciana |
S,PS |
3' |
Wh |
Jul-Sep |
C(60) |
N |
Y |
|
Swamp Milkweed |
Asclepias incarnati |
S,PS |
4' |
Pink |
Jun-Aug |
C(30) |
Y |
Y |
|
Common Milkweed |
Asclepias syriaca |
S,PS |
3' |
Pink |
Jun-Aug |
C(30) |
Y |
Y |
|
Butterfly Weed |
Asclepias tuberosa |
S,PS |
2' |
Org |
Jun-Aug |
C(30) |
Y |
Y |
|
Blue False Indigo |
Baptisia australis |
S, PS |
4’ |
Blu |
May-Jun |
C(10) |
Y |
Y |
|
Small yellow Wild Indigo |
Baptisia tinctoria |
S, PS |
2’ |
Yel |
Jun-Jul |
C(10) |
Y |
Y |
|
Smallspike False Nettle |
Boehmeria cylindrica |
PS |
3' |
Yel |
Jun-Aug |
A |
Y |
Y |
|
Side-Oats Grama |
Bouteloua curtipendula |
S,PS |
2' |
- |
Aug-Sep |
A |
N |
Y |
|
Blue Grama |
Bouteloua gracilis |
S,PS |
1' |
Gr,Bl |
Jul-Sep |
A |
N |
Y |
|
Fringed Brome Grass |
Bromus cilites |
S,PS |
4' |
- |
- |
A |
N |
Y |
|
Bellflower |
Campanula americana |
PS,Sh |
5' |
Blue |
Jul-Oct |
C(30) |
Y |
N |
|
Partridge Pea |
Chamaecrista fasciculate |
S,PS |
2' |
Yel |
Jul-Sep |
A |
Y |
Y |
|
Virgin's Bower |
Clemetis virginia |
S,PS |
9' |
Wh |
Jul-Sep |
C(30) |
N |
Y |
|
Lance-leaf Coreopsis |
Coreopsis lanceolata |
S |
2' |
Yel |
May-Aug |
C(30) |
Y |
Y |
|
Prairie Coreopsis |
Coreopsis palmata |
S,PS |
2' |
Yel |
Jun-Aug |
C(30) |
Y |
Y |
|
Flat-topped Aster |
Doellingeria umbellata |
S, PS |
3’ |
Wh |
Jul-Sep |
C(6) |
Y |
Y |
|
Pale Purple Coneflower |
Echinacea pallida |
S,PS |
3' |
Pink |
Jun-Jul |
C(90) |
Y |
Y |
|
Purple Coneflower |
Echinacea purpurea |
S,PS |
4' |
Pur |
Jul-Sep |
C(90) |
Y |
N |
|
Canadian Wild Rye |
Elymus canadensis |
S,PS |
5’ |
Gr |
Jul-Oct |
A |
N |
Y |
|
Boneset |
Eupatorium perfoliatum |
S,PS |
4' |
Wh |
Jul-Sep |
C(30) |
Y |
Y |
|
Rattlesnake Master |
Eryngium yuccifolium |
S |
4' |
Wh |
Jul-Sep |
C(60) |
N |
Y |
|
Joe Pye weed |
Eutrochium maculatum |
S,PS |
5' |
Pink |
Jul-Sep |
C(30) |
Y |
Y |
|
Sweet Joe Pye Weed |
Eutrochium purpureum |
S,PS |
7' |
Pink |
Jul-Sep |
C(30) |
Y |
Y |
|
Big leaved Aster |
Eurybia macrophylla |
PS,Sh |
1' |
Pur |
Aug-Sep |
C(60) |
Y |
Y |
|
Bottle Gentian |
Gentiana andrewsii |
S, PS |
2’ |
Pur |
Aug-Oct |
C(60) |
Y |
N |
|
Cream Gentian |
Gentiana flavida |
S, PS |
3’ |
Wh |
Aug-Sep |
C(60) |
Y |
Y |
|
Sneezeweed |
Helenium autumnale |
S,PS |
4' |
Yel |
Aug-Oct |
A |
Y |
Y |
|
Early Sunflower |
Heliopsis helianthoides |
S,PS |
5' |
Yel |
Jun-Sep |
C(30) |
Y |
N |
|
Shrubby St. John's Wort |
Hypericum prolificum |
S,PS |
5' |
Yel |
Jul-Sep |
A |
Y |
Y |
|
Northern Blue Flag Iris |
Iris versicolor |
S,PS |
3' |
Bl,Pur |
May-Jul |
C(120) |
N |
Y |
|
Common Rush |
Juncus effusus |
S |
2’ |
Gr |
Jul-Sep |
C(600 |
N |
Y |
|
Rough Blazing Star |
Liatris aspera |
S,PS |
3' |
Pur |
Jul-Oct |
C(60) |
Y |
Y |
|
Meadow Blazing Star |
Liatris ligulistylis |
S,PS |
5' |
Pur |
Aug-Sep |
C(60) |
Y |
Y |
|
Dotted Blazing Star |
Liatris punctata |
S, PS |
2’ |
Pur |
Jul-Sep |
C(30) |
Y |
Y |
|
Prairie Blazing Star |
Liatris pycnostachya |
S,PS |
4' |
Pur |
Jul-Sep |
C(60) |
Y |
Y |
|
Cardinal Flower |
Lobelia cardinalis |
S,PS |
4' |
Red |
Jul-Sep |
C(60) |
Y |
Y |
|
Great Blue Lobelia |
Lobelia siphilitica |
S,PS |
3' |
Blu |
Jul-Oct |
C(60) |
Y |
Y |
|
Lupine |
Lupinus perennis |
S,PS |
2' |
Blu |
May-Jul |
C(10) |
Y |
Y |
|
Wild Bergamot |
Monarda fistulosa |
S,PS |
4' |
Pur |
Jul-Sep |
A |
Y |
Y |
|
Prairie Sundrops |
Oenothera pilosella |
S,PS |
2' |
Yel |
May-Jun |
A |
N |
Y |
|
Smooth Beardtongue |
Penstemon digitalis |
S,PS |
4' |
Wh |
Jun-Jul |
C(30) |
Y |
Y |
|
Large-flowered Beardtongue |
Penstemon grandiflora |
S,PS |
2' |
Pur |
May-Jun |
C(30) |
Y |
Y |
|
Obedient Plant |
Physostegia virginiana |
S,PS |
4' |
Pink |
Aug-Sep |
C(60) |
Y |
N |
|
Jacob's Ladder |
Polemonium reptans |
PS,Sh |
1' |
Blue |
Apr-Jun |
C(60) |
Y |
Y |
|
Long Headed Coneflower |
Ratibida columnfera |
S,PS |
3’ |
Yel |
Jun-Aug |
C(30) |
Y |
Y |
|
Yellow Coneflower |
Ratibida pinnata |
S,PS |
5' |
Yel |
Jul-Sep |
C(30) |
Y |
Y |
|
Cutleaf Coneflower |
Rudbeckia laciniata |
S, PS,Sh |
7’ |
Yel |
Jul-Oct |
C(30) |
Y |
Y |
|
Brown-eyed Susan |
Rudbeckia triloba |
S,PS |
5' |
Yel |
Aug-Sep |
C(30) |
Y |
Y |
|
Wild Petunia |
Ruellia humilis |
|
|
|
|
|
Y |
Y |
|
Smooth Wild Petunia |
Ruellia strepens |
S, Ps, Sh |
3’ |
Pur |
May-Sep |
C(70) |
Y |
Y |
|
Little Bluestem |
Schizachyrium scoparium |
S,PS |
3' |
- |
Jul-Oct |
A |
N |
Y |
|
Early Figwort |
Scrophularia lanceolata |
S,PS,Sh |
6' |
Red,Gr |
May-Jul |
C(60) |
Y |
Y |
|
Late Figwort |
Scrophularia marilandica |
S,PS,Sh |
6' |
Red,Gr |
Jul-Oct |
C(60) |
Y |
Y |
|
Cup Plant |
Silphium perfoliatum |
S,PS |
6' |
Yel |
Jul-Sep |
C(60) |
Y |
Y |
|
Prairie Dock |
Silphium terebinthipacem |
S,PS |
9' |
Yel |
Jul-Sep |
C(60) |
Y |
Y |
|
Blue-eyed Grass |
Sisyrinchium albidum |
S,PS |
6" |
Blue |
May-Jun |
C(60) |
N |
Y |
|
Showy Goldenrod |
Solidago speciosa |
S,PS |
5' |
Yel |
Sep-Nov |
C(60) |
Y |
Y |
|
Stiff Goldenrod |
Solidago rigida |
S,PS |
4' |
Yel |
Aug-Oct |
C(60) |
Y |
Y |
|
Indian Grass |
Sorghastrum nutana |
S,PS |
6' |
- |
Aug-Sep |
A |
N |
Y |
|
Prairie Dropseed |
Sporobolus heterolepis |
S,PS |
2' |
- |
Aug-Oct |
A |
N |
Y |
|
Heart Leaved Aster |
Symphyotrichum cordifolium |
PS,Sh |
3' |
Blue |
Sep-Oct |
C(60) |
Y |
Y |
|
Smooth Blue Aster |
Symphyotrichum laeve |
S,PS |
4' |
Pur |
Aug-Oct |
A |
Y |
Y |
|
New England Aster |
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae |
S,PS |
5' |
Pur |
Aug-Oct |
C(60) |
Y |
N |
|
Aromatic Aster |
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium |
S |
2' |
Pur |
Aug-Nov |
A |
Y |
Y |
|
Sky Blue Aster |
Symphyotrichum oolentangiense |
S,PS |
3' |
Blue |
Aug-Oct |
C(60) |
Y |
N |
|
Short's Aster |
Symphyotrichum shortii |
S,PS |
3' |
Pur |
Aug-Oct |
C(30) |
Y |
Y |
|
Blue Vervain |
Verbena hastata |
S,PS |
5' |
Pur |
Jul-Sep |
C(30) |
Y |
Y |
|
Hoary Vervain |
Verbena stricta |
S,PS |
2' |
Blue |
Jun-Sep |
C(60) |
Y |
Y |
|
Common Ironweed |
Vernonia fasciculata |
S,PS |
6' |
Pur |
Jun-Sep |
C(60) |
Y |
Y |
|
Culver's Root |
Veronicastrum virginicum |
S,PS |
5' |
Wh |
Jun-Aug |
A |
Y |
Y |
|
Golden Alexander |
Zizia aurea |
S,PS |
3' |
Yel |
Apr-Jun |
C(60) |
Y |
Y |
|
21 Roots Farm Mixture |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Y |
Y |
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Other Mixtures |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Y |
Y |
