#seed library

[shapethings]

[android-and-ale]

Want to grow things but you're broke?

Many public libraries in the US offer free seeds!

Mine has a mix of vegetables, herbs, flowers, and native seeds. They also have plant cuttings!

Some libraries also run free intro to gardening seminars where they walk you through what to do. The people are really friendly. They want to share their knowledge.

If you've got a sunny spot on your balcony you can totally grow a pot or two of herbs and one of cherry tomatoes with basil (they're planting buddies.)

Afraid you have a black thumb? Library seeds are free! Get some pots at the thrift store and potting soil at Aldi. You can set up a nice summer herb garden for the cost of a Chipolte burrito. If it fails miserably at least your seeds were free.

If you succeed, a balcony garden won't replace your trips to the grocery store - but growing some herbs and tomatoes will absolutely make whatever food you can afford taste a lot better.

Speaking of Aldi, if you have a couple bucks and want a head start on some herbs, I've successfully put their rosemary and thyme into glasses to grow roots then planted them.

[thatwritererinoriordan]

Got my red carrot, acorn squash, and pea sprouts into the ground today.

[lakecountylibrary]

Libdaries are cool👍

I know that's preaching to the choir, but like... i just asked them if i could have a book. They said yes. I am currently reading a really old book (the illiad) (this copy has a stain on the title page, and looks a bit like an ancient grimoire, but its really neat. I like it.)

We also have a seed library. You plant seeds, and if you're succesful, you return seeds from the plants you got. Its really creative.

Love that!! We also have a seed library, it's wonderful. I like to joke that those are our items with the longest loan period :)

[alixinthegarden]

my local library just opened the seed library for the season! ended up picking out chamomile, poppy and radish seeds!

[gardening-guy]

very very productive day off today. signed up for a library card, donated some collected seeds to the free seed library, updated the stock of gacha zine packs i'm selling at this local thrift shop, thrifted a nice lamp, bought & donated a ton of stuff for the local community free food fridge (ice pops, yogurt cups, yacult, tomatoes, mandarin oranges, bananas, fruit, etc), and did some shopping at local small businesses. OH and i have a home tour soon by a guy who's a friend of my coworker's friend! hopefully it goes well!

[hausamoon]

You can’t sit with us.

[theanticool]

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