Get your garden off to a great start with seeds from the library. Lincoln County Public Library participates in the Kentucky Seed Library Consortium. This enables us to purchase bulk quantities to provide our communities with a wide variety of seeds. Quantities are limited. We request that households limit themselves to 1 bag per home. The amounts provided should be enough for the typical home garden. Also, if you have extra, please share with family, friends, neighbors, etc. Be sure to check in March for the seed library opening day.
2023 Seed Library Varieties
(subject to change)
Species | Variety | Description |
bean, bush | Strike | Extremely productive, early snap bean. Keep picking to keep eating! |
bean, bush | Tendergreen | Heirloom meaty bean for snaps, shelley, and canning. Henderson, 1922. |
bean, bush | Top Notch Golden Wax | Excellent 1959 heirloom wax bean, great canner/pickler |
carrot | Little Fingers | Sweet, easy-to-grow. 1/2″ wide by 7-8″ long. |
cucumber | Ashley | Beautiful classic salad cucumber for the south. Disease resistant |
cucumber | Boston Pickling | Abundance of stubby, tender- crisp picklers that stay non- bitter |
flower | Marigold : French Petite Mix | Shades of gold through mahogany on 10-14″ plants |
flower | Sunflower : Autumn Beauty | Ombre-shaded sunflowers in gold, bronze, red, and orange. |
flower | Zinnia : Lilliput | Sweet 2-inch flowers in candy colors |
flower | Zinnia : Pumila | Zinnias in all colors just keep coming as long as you keep picking |
flower | Zinnia : Cosmic Zen Zinnia & Cosmos Mix | Blend of zinnia & cosmos in ultra-bright colors |
greens | Kale : Premier | High-quality 3-season Dutch kale: dark green, tender |
greens | Lettuce : Four Seasons (Merveille des Quatre Saisons) | French all-season butterhead, good in heat AND cold |
greens | Lettuce : Little Gem | Excellent small romaine-type |
greens | Mesclun Mix | Mix of 12 different salad greens! |
greens | Mustard : Osaka Purple | Sweet-hot purple-tinged leaves. Good in baby greens mixes and for stir fries. |
herb | Basil : Ornamental Mix | Mix of 5 different basils with exceptional flower heads |
herb | Cilantro : Slow Bolt | Old fashioned favorite for salsas and cooking |
herb | Dill : Bouquet | Smaller plants with big production, high dill oil %, aromatic |
melon | Watermelon : Greybelle | Pale jade green picnic watermelon, sweet red flesh |
onion | Tokyo Long White Bunching Onion | Tangy, fast-growing scallions |
radish | Champion | AAS Winner 1957 – good for both early & late plantings. Sweet and crunchy even when large. |
squash, summer | Early Prolific Yellow Straightneck | Old fashioned favorite for squash casseroles and grilling |
squash, summer | Zucchini : Cocozelle | Striped Italian heirloom zucchini |
tomato | Ace 55 | Fat red slicers – stands up to temperature extremes |
tomato | Bradley | Heavy, sweet, rose-red grandmother tomatoes. |
tomato | Calypso | Heat tolerant and bright red, perfect for salads and burgers. |
tomato | Floradade | Deep red slicer holds up to KY’s heat and humidity. |
tomato | Gold Nugget | Little golden cherry tomatoes – great on salads! |
tomato | Marglobe | Old fashioned canner and slicer, bright red heirloom. |
tomato | Moneymaker | Long trusses of deep red salad tomatoes just keep coming. |
tomato | Napoli | Small red Roma-type is great for salad, sauce, canning whole. |
tomato | Ponderosa Red | Big red slicing tomato – perfect for burgers & BLTs |
tomato | Homestead | This red all-purpose garden favorite was bred for high heat and humidity. Disease tolerant. |
tomato | Rio Grande | Red salsa tomato – sweet, tangy, and firm. Cans well. |