Have you seen that meme—or maybe you remember it when it happened live—of Oprah giving everyone a car: “You get a car! You get a car! You all get cars!”

That’s what it’s like with our seed library!

A seed library collects and stores seeds and shares them with members of the community without charge—you don’t even need a library card. We receive donated seeds; repackage them for small-scale planting; you take them home to grow; and when you harvest them, you bring us back some of the seeds for other gardeners.

Our seed library started thanks to an initial donation of seeds from Central Texas Seed Savers in Austin. Since then, we’ve had various donations from local gardeners. As of writing this article, we have sunflower seeds, scallions, cilantro, several species of carrots and lettuce, and more. Stop by and pick up a couple packages today.

And with fall planting around the corner, we hope you’ll stop by and grab some seeds—and share any seeds you can with us!

Bastrop County Master Gardeners is also on the calendar with some great gardening content to support your sprouts!

• Thursday, August 15 from 1:00-3:00 p.m.: Earth-Kind

  Earth-kind landscaping uses research-proven techniques to provide maximum garden and landscape enjoyment while preserving and protecting the environment. Learn how to utilize this technique that combines the best of organic and traditional gardening and landscaping principles to create a horticultural system based on real-world effectiveness and environmental responsibility.

   

• Thursday, September 19 from 1:00-3:00 p.m.: Composting

Join the Bastrop County Master Gardeners to learn how to compost to benefit your garden.

With their information, we know your garden will be blooming in no time!