Kale and Collard seeds in the catalog Common Name: Kale & Collards (Brassica oleracea) Seed Saving Level: “Advanced” May cross with other B. Oleracea members, including cabbage, broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, cauliflower, and kohlrabi. Produces seeds during its second growing season. Planting: Kale and collards are hardy insect-pollinated biennials that can withstand freezing temps. They also…
Garden Q & A With a Local: Meet Anna
Whether you're a seasoned gardener or still discovering your garden groove, you've probably discovered that gardeners & their approach to cultivation are as wonderfully diverse as the plants they tend and indeed, the folks themselves. What freedom and adventure our little patches of earth can offer us! But don't take our word for it, each…
Gardening Q & A With a Local: Meet Zann
Whether you're a seasoned gardener or still just testing the waters (or soils, as it were), you've probably discovered that gardeners & their approach to cultivation are as wonderfully diverse as the plants they tend and indeed, the folks themselves. What freedom and adventure our little patches of earth can offer us! But don't take our word for…
Book Review: Native American Gardening
Are you interested in learning more about the local history behind heritage seeds, and the gardening practices of the indigenous Southwest? I recently read a fascinating book about it! Since we only have one copy of it, I also created a list of similar titles to explore the topic further. Native American Gardening The Desert…
One Seed Pima County
The Seed Library would like to invite gardeners throughout Pima County to join us for our second season of One Seed Pima County. One Seed Pima County is an opportunity for our community to share the experience of growing, harvesting, seed saving, and appreciating one, specially chosen, regional food crop together. One Seed Pima County is…
Easy as Arugula
Looking for an easy green to grow this spring? Like a bit of zest in your greens? Try sowing some arugula seeds this spring…
Check out seed screens with your library card!
Are you ready to take the plunge into seed saving? Already saving seeds and want to clean them faster and easier? Come down to the Main Library and check out our seed screens. Screens check out for free for three weeks just like a book, however they are only available at the Main location, and…
Do you check out SEEDS?
The Seed Library’s 5-year anniversary is coming up soon. Please share your thoughts so we can improve this service. Thank you…
Share Your Seed Story!
The Seed Library's 5 year anniversary is coming up and we'd love to highlight you, our generous community, who's helping "seedy-ness" flourish in Pima County. If you're planting seeds from the Seed Library (whether you've successfully saved seeds or not) and would like to be featured in an upcoming article about the Seed Library by Elena Acoba…
How to Use Your Winter Herbs
After you check out seeds and grow your cool season herbs, here's some fun things you can do with them, courtesy of Judy Barrett's What Can I Do With My Herbs? Calendula: The petals can be used in fish and meat soups, rice dishes & salads. Chamomile: Dried flowers can be steeped in boiling water for 10 min (1…
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