As I sit to write this column, I am finding it hard not to be distracted by the beautiful weather outside. It’s almost 60 degrees, and the sun is shining. I am anxious to spend more time doing the outdoor activities that I enjoy, such as taking nature walks, camping, going to car shows, and attending outdoor music events.
For others, an enjoyable outdoor activity might be gardening (not for me, however, as I tend to kill plants). Avid gardeners have often expressed their delight in tending to their garden beds and transferring fragile seedlings outdoors after the danger of frost has passed. Since the last spring frost in Connecticut occurs around mid-May, gardening fans might be interested to learn about a new “program” we are in the process of setting up here at the library.
We are starting a seed library!
If you have never heard the term before, I am happy to explain it. Simply, our seed library is a place where you can “check out” seeds to plant in your garden…for free. It’s that simple! You don’t even need to bring us back any seeds. The seed library is made possible through a collaboration with the UConn Extension Master Gardener Program, who are generously providing the seed packets to us free of charge. We are all very excited to get this new program up and running and hope our community members will share stories of their gardening success with us.
If you are in need of gardening information when you are here to pick up some seeds, don’t forget to take a look at our other resources. We have lots of books on various gardening topics, and what we don’t have we can almost certainly find in our consortium.
Happy gardening!