Sutton Seed Lending Library
It's that time of year again! Our Seed Lending Library is now open to in-person browsing for the 2023 garden season.
We have vegetable, herb and flower seeds available and many gardening books to choose from as you plan your home garden. Check out the educational links below for information on seed starting and seed saving.
There are also handy tips and gardening websites to be found on our Library Pinterest board Sutton Seed Lending Library.
If you prefer curb-side pick up, you can request packets of seeds and books using our online form or you can call us at 508-865-8752. If you have any saved and/or unused seeds from your garden, please consider donating them to our seed library.
Seeds available for the 2023 Growing Season:
Vegetables:
Tavor Artichoke
Gold Rush Bush Bean
Roma II Bush Bean
Green Bush Bean - Burpee's stringless green pod
Seychelles Pole Bean
Guardsmark Chioggia Beet
Touchstone Gold Beet
Early Wonder Tall Top Beet
Bok Choy
Belstar Broccoli
Cosmic Purple Carrot
Dolciva Carrot
Red Cored Chantenay Carrot
Gherkin Cucumber
Silver Slicer Cucumber
Straight Eight Cucumber
Ironman Kale Mix
Red Russion Kale
Ruby Red Chard
Ruby Streaks Mustard Green
Green Wave Mustard Green
Red Giant Mustard
White Russian Kale
Gourmet Blend Lettuce
High Mowing Blend Mesclun
Red Salad Bowl Lettuce
Spinach - Bloomsdale Long Standing
Winter Bloomsdale Spinach
Halblange Parsnip
Sugar Snap Pea
Candlelight Hot Pepper
Ancho Poblano Hot Pepper
Shishito Mild Pepper
Cherry Belle Radish
Schwarzer Runder Radish
Watermelon Radish
Daikon Radish
Valentine’s Day Blend Radish
Sweet REBA Acorn Winter Squash
Goldie Ground Cherry Tomato
Moskvich Tomato
Pruden's Purple Tomato
Purple Top White Globe Turnip
Black Beauty Zucchini
Herbs:
Sweet Thai Basil
Lemon Basil
Eleanora Basil
Italian Large Leaf Basil
Cilantro
Giant Italian Parsley
Flowers:
Alyssum Royal Carpet
Baby Breath Early Snowball
Cosmos Sensation Picotee
Galilee Blend Larkspur
Garnet Red Amaranth
Gazania - Sunshine Mixed Colors
Marigold - Mission Giant Heirloom Yellow
Marigold - Orange (bush-like)
Sunflower - Mammoth
Zinnia - Giant Coral
Zinnia Peppermint Stick
For instructions on seed starting and seed saving, pick up an informational sheet at the library, browse our gardening books collection or check out some of our favorite websites below:
Seed Trust Video on Starting Seeds
Seed Savers Exchange - starting and saving seeds
UMass Amherst Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment - starting seeds and caring for seedlings.
Online Garden Fact Sheets