The Seed Library Drawers are Full!

Hello Gardeners!

Sorry for so many email recently, but I thought you might want to know the White Bear Lake Seed Library drawers are packed with seeds! Thanks to the countless volunteers and donations over the last few months we have hundreds of available seed packets!

 

There are vegetable seeds from Asparagus to Zucchini. Herbs from Anise Hyssop to Thyme and many, many flowers both annuals and perennials. Not to forget, there are over 70 varieties of Minnesota native seeds too!

 

I put a paper copy of the native plant seeds and the vegetable/herb/flower seeds on the seed library table. You can also find the lists of seeds on the blogsite: blog. Seed list are on the right hand side.

 

Please do me a favor and let me know when you take the last packet of a particular seed variety. I may have more I can package to replenish the empty variety. (I know both lovage and blue iris are all taken and I have some more I hope to package and place in the seed library soon.)

 

Events

 

March Seed Talk – Indoor Plants via Zoom

Tuesday March 14, 2023, 6:30 pm via Zoom

Many vegetable, flower and herb seeds need to be germinated in the late winter or early spring indoors. These seeds need a longer growing season then what we have in Minnesota.  Learn which seeds need to be started early and when they need to be started. Learn the best way to start seeds indoors and fill your house with the wonderful smell and beauty of little seedlings growing in the soil. Equipment and supplies recommended to start seeds will be covered as well as the best way to transplant your seedlings when the weather starts getting warm.

Seed Talks are discussions with community members led by Horticulturist, lifelong gardener and one of the White Bear Lake Seed Library founders: Pam Larson Frink

This is a Zoom meeting and you need to register on the Ramsey County library website at least 3 hours prior to the start of the Seed Talk. Register here.

 

Seed Library Summit

If you are interested in seed libraries you might want to sign up for the 11th Seed Library Summit on Saturday, February 11th. It is a virtual event, so no need to travel! If you haven't already signed up you can do that for free at SeedLibraries.net. 

They have an amazing program scheduled this year!

 

Sessions:

- How to Start a Seed Library

- Ask a Seed Librarian

- Seeds to Expand Climate Adaptation 

- Landrace Gardening

- Seed Gardens

- School Seed Libraries

- Seed Exchanges

- Seed Saving Basics

- Communities Building Mobile Seed Libraries as a Response to Disaster

- Native Seeds & Pollinators

- Seed Stories: Our Stories of Seeds

 

Here are speaker bios by session. Note: Sessions with the same number are at the same time.

 

 

Contact info for the Seed Library:

Email: wblseedlibrary@gmail.com

Blog site: WBL Seed Library

 

Pam