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Rockville Makerspace
Seed Library
Looking to start a garden? Come to our free Seed Library and take the seeds you need to get started.
Have extra seeds you don't need? We welcome your donation of clean seeds in a labelled envelope.
The Seed Library is available during Open Hours, 12-4 PM on Saturdays and 6-8 PM on Tuesdays. Contact Evan if you have any questions.
Here a list of the seeds that are currently available:
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Species | Cultivar or Type | Type | Year | Notes | Plant Database link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basil | Takmaria Sweet | herb | 2024 | ||
Bean, Bush | Dragon Tongue | vegetable | 2021 | ||
Bean, Bush | Accelerate | vegetable | 2022 | ||
Bean, garden | Big Kahuna | vegetable | 2023 | ||
Bean, red African | 2024 | ||||
Beggarticks (Bidens spp.) | (yellow) | native,flower,perennial | 2024 | ||
Black-eyed Susan | native,flower,perennial | 2024 | The state flower of Maryland. Yellow petals with dark brown center. | https://garden.org/plants/view/78782/Black-Eyed-Susan-Rudbeckia-fulgida/ | |
Bok Choy | Suzhou Baby | vegetable,leafy green | 2021 | https://garden.org/plants/view/800986/Bok-Choy-Brassica-rapa-subsp-chinensis-Suzhou-Baby/ | |
Broccoli | Romanesco Italia | vegetable | 2021 | https://garden.org/plants/view/737472/Broccoli-Brassica-oleracea-Romanesco-Italia/ | |
Cabbage | NJ Wakefield | vegetable,leafy green | 2021 | https://garden.org/plants/view/116608/Cabbage-Brassica-oleracea-var-capitata-Jersey-Wakefield/ | |
Cantaloupe | Sugar kiss | vegetable,fruit | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/87175/Cantaloupes-Cucumis-melo/ | |
Celery | Tall Utah 52-70 R Improved | vegetable | 2020 | https://garden.org/plants/view/125467/Celery-Apium-graveolens-var-dulce-Tall-Utah/ | |
Cilantro | herb | 2024 | Great for planting in containers | https://garden.org/plants/view/86729/Cilantros-Coriandrum-sativum/ | |
Cockscomb | native,flower | 2024 | |||
Cockscomb | Fuchsia brainflower | native,flower | 2024 | ||
Coreopsis | Favorite Orange | flower,perennial | 2024 | ||
Coreopsis | Incredible swirl | flower,perennial | 2024 | yellow with red center | |
Coreopsis | yellow | flower,perennial | 2024 | ||
Coreopsis | Orange | native,flower,perennial | 2024 | ||
Corn, sweet | Burpee's Triple Crown Bicolor Hybrid | vegetable | 2019 | https://garden.org/plants/view/813671/Sweet-Corn-Zea-mays-subsp-mays-Burpees-Triple-Crown-White/ | |
Cowpea | black catjang | vegetable,vine | 2024 | ||
Cucumber | Lemon | vegetable,vine | 2021 | https://garden.org/plants/view/117813/Cucumber-Cucumis-sativus-Lemon/ | |
Cucumber | Boston Pickling | vegetable,vine | 2021 | https://garden.org/plants/view/165073/Cucumber-Cucumis-sativus-Boston-Pickling/ | |
Dill | Bouquet | herb | https://garden.org/plants/view/117821/Dill-Anethum-graveolens-Bouquet/ | ||
Dogwood, Kousa | tree | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/76040/Kousa-Dogwood-Cornus-kousa/ | ||
Doubtful Knight's Spur | Purple | native,flower | 2024 | ||
Forget-me-not | Cynoglossum Blue | flower | 2023 | ||
Hollyhock (nigra) / Alcea rosea | native,flower | 2024 | |||
Indian Dill | herb | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/117823/Indian-Dill-Anethum-sowa/ | ||
Kabocha Squash | vegetable | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/833209/Winter-Squash-Cucurbita-maxima-Kabocha/ | ||
Kale | Dwarf Blue Curled, Vate's Strain | vegetable,leafy green | 2018 | https://garden.org/plants/view/110754/Kale-Brassica-oleracea-Dwarf-Blue-Curled-Vates/ | |
Lavender, English | flower | 2018 | https://garden.org/plants/view/77448/English-Lavender-Lavandula-angustifolia/ | ||
Lettuce | Iceberg | vegetable,leafy green | 2020 | https://garden.org/plants/view/92464/Lettuce-Lactuca-sativa-Iceberg/ | |
Love-in-a-Mist | Purple | native,flower | 2024 | ||
Marigold | flower | 2024 | |||
Melon | Dino egg | vegetable,vine,fruit | 2024 | ||
Melon, Dosakai | vegetable,vine,fruit | 2024 | Non-sweet, strong vigor | https://garden.org/plants/view/678976/Melon-Cucumis-melo-Dosakai/ | |
Melon, Korean | vegetable,vine,fruit | 2024 | |||
Melon, green apple | vegetable,vine,fruit | 2024 | |||
Melon, honeydew | golden | vegetable,vine,fruit | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/178014/Honeydew-Melon-Cucumis-melo-var-inodorus/ | |
Mexican sunflower | flower | 2024 | Not to be confused with sunflowers with large edible seeds, but great for pollinators | ||
Mix: Perennial Butterfly garden: Shasta daisy, Black-eyed Susan, purple coneflower | flower,mix,perennial | 2022 | |||
Mix: Pollinator | flower,mix | 2024 | Painted daisy, Rocket 'Imperial Mix', Larkspur, Single mix China aster, dwarf mixed cosmos, lance leaved coreopsis, sulphur 'Bright lights mix' cosmos, purple coneflower, blanketflower, Alaska shasta daisy, sweet William pinks, bishops flower, clarkia, gloriosa daisy, Mexican hat, plains coreopsis (Bently seed co) | ||
New Zealand Spinach | vegetable,vine | 2021 | Not related to common spinach but was given this name due to its spinach-like taste. Forms a vine that grows with edible leaves. | https://garden.org/plants/view/79194/New-Zealand-Spinach-Tetragonia-tetragonoides/ | |
Parsley | Italian flat | herb | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/111974/Italian-Parsley-Petroselinum-crispum-Italian-Flat-Leaf/ | |
Parsley | Giant of Italy | herb | 2022 | https://garden.org/plants/view/678715/Parsley-Petroselinum-crispum-Giant-of-Italy/ | |
Pepper, Aji Amarillo | mild to hot | vegetable | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/132369/Hot-Pepper-Capsicum-baccatum-Aji-Amarillo/ | |
Pepper, Guajillo | mild heat | vegetable | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/133877/Hot-Pepper-Capsicum-annuum-Guajillo/ | |
Pepper, Indian Kashmiri | Mild heat | vegetable | 2024 | ||
Pepper, New Mexico | mild heat | vegetable | 2024 | ||
Pepper, Panca | mild-medium heat | vegetable | 2024 | ||
Popcorn | Tri-color (red white yellow) | vegetable | 2024 | ||
Pumpkin | Small Sugar | vegetable,vine | 2023 | ||
Pumpkin | Small sugar | vegetable,vine | 2024 | Requires a lot of space, good for cooking | |
Pumpkin | Connecticut field | vegetable,vine | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/138690/Pumpkin-Cucurbita-pepo-Connecticut-Field/ | |
Pumpkin | Halloween | vegetable,vine | 2019 | Requires a lot of space, mainly ornamental | https://garden.org/plants/view/138692/Pumpkin-Cucurbita-maxima-Halloween/ |
Radish | Watermelon | vegetable | 2021 | ||
Radish | Cherry Belle | vegetable | 2021 | https://garden.org/plants/view/117786/Radish-Raphanus-sativus-Cherry-Belle/ | |
Sage | herb,perennial | 2022 | |||
Salsify | Sandwich Island Mammoth | vegetable | 2023 | https://garden.org/plants/view/145428/Salsify-Tragopogon-porrifolius-Mammoth-Sandwich-Island/ | |
Shasta daisy | Perennial variety | flower,perennial | 2023 | ||
Snow Pea | Oregon Sugar Pod | vegetable,legume | 2021 | https://garden.org/plants/view/537471/Snap-Pea-Lathyrus-oleraceus-Oregon-Sugar-Pod/ | |
Spider Flowers (Cleome) | flower | 2024 | |||
Spilanthes | herb | 2024 | "Toothache plant" | https://garden.org/plants/view/87103/Toothache-Plant-Spilanthes-oleracea/ | |
Squash | Table Queen | vegetable,vine | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/113776/Acorn-Squash-Cucurbita-pepo-Table-Queen/ | |
Squash, Summer | Hybrid Jackpot | vegetable,vine | 2020 | ||
Sunflower | Carmel Hybrid | vegetable,flower | 2018 | ||
Sweet William/Catchfly/Silene Armeria | flower | 2024 | |||
Thyme | herb | 2022 | |||
Tomato | Spoon | vegetable,vine | 2024 | Baker Creek heirloom lot V21-BKR-93/1 | https://garden.org/plants/view/592914/Tomato-Solanum-pimpinellifolium-Spoon/ |
Tomato | Roma VF | vegetable | 2022 | https://garden.org/plants/view/91362/Tomato-Solanum-lycopersicum-Roma-VF/ |
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