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Seed Library

The Seed Library will be available at the Main Library beginning March 1.

The Seed Library is a collection of open-pollinated and heirloom seeds (vegetables, herbs, and flowers) that any resident of Hamilton County with a library card will be able to "check out" to plant at home. The Seed Library is located on the second floor of the Main Library near the adult new books. Hamilton County library cardholders are welcome to take up to 15 seed packets per season to plant in their home gardens.

The Seed Library is a partnership between the Hamilton County Master Gardeners Association and the Carmel Clay Public Library.

New in 2023 – Golden Shovel Awards

If your garden contains seeds from the CCPL Seed Library that were planted in 2023, you're eligible to take part in the Golden Shovel Awards. Awards will be given for Best Vegetable Garden, Best Flower Garden, Best Container Garden, and Most Enormous Vegetable. To enter, simply email a photo of your garden looking its best—along with your name and the category you're entering—to seedlibrary@carmelclaylibrary.org. You may submit up to one entry per category. The winner will receive a gift basket of garden goodies—and a Golden Shovel Award!

There is no age limit for this contest. Photo submissions must be received by October 31, 2023.

The following seed packets are available while supplies last.

Vegetables

Arugula
Beans - Bush
Beans - Pole
Beets - Lutz Green Leaf
Beets - Chioggia
Broccoli - Spring Raab
Cantaloupe
Carrots
Collards
Cucumbers
Eggplant - Black Beauty
Endive - Green Curled
Kale - Siberian
Lettuce - Allstar Mix
Mustard - Green
Peas - Sugar Snap
Peas - Shelling
Pepper - Balik Hot
Pepper - Bell
Pepper - Habanero
Pepper - Jalapeno
Pumpkin - Jack-o-lantern
Pumpkin - Pie
Radishes - Cherry Belle
Zucchini - Black Beauty
Spinach - Bloomsdale
Squash - Yellow
Squash - Butternut
Swiss Chard
Tomatoes
Tomatoes - Cherry
Watermelon - Crimson Sweet

Herbs

Basil
Borage
Catnip
Chives
Cilantro
Dill
Oregano
Parsley
Thyme

Flowers

Cleome Spider Flower
Cosmos
Marigold
Nasturtium
Rudbeckia, Goldsturm (Black-Eyed Susan)
Sunflower
Wildflower Mix
Zinnia