Seed Library Now Active!
Welcome to the Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library Seed Library and Exchange!
We now have seeds available FOR FREE – NO LIBRARY CARD NEEDED! See our complete list of available seeds below. Seeds are housed behind the circulation desk, just check off what seeds you would like on our selection sheet and staff will get the seeds for you.
We are currently accepting any non-gmo vegetable and fruit varieties as well as some flowers. Please review the DCNR list of invasive species below under “Gardening Resources” before donating any flowers.
Those interested in donating seeds can begin the process by downloading the “Seed Library Donation Sign Up” and “Seed Donation” forms below.
Please Note: As this is a free, donation-based service, we can never guarantee the quantity, availability, or germination rate of our seeds. All donations are attested to be non-hybrid and non-GMO seed varieties.
Available Seeds
Vegetables
| Basil - Dark Opal | Corn - Black Aztec | Mustard - Tendergreen | Soybean - Fiskeby |
| Basil - Genovese | Corn - Golden Bantam | Okra - Clemson Spineless | Spearmint |
| Basil - Spicy, Saber | Corn - Tom Thumb | Okra - Clemson Spineless | Spinach - Baby’s Leaf Hybrid |
| Basil - Sweet | Corn, Sweet - Bi-Licious Hybrid | Okra - Emerald | Spinach - Bloomsdale |
| Basil - Sweet Italian | Corn, Sweet - Jackpot Hybrid | Okra - Hill Country Red | Spinach - Bloomsdale Long Standing |
| Bean - Blue Lake (Bush) | Corn, Sweet - Peaches & Cream Hybrid | Okra - Silver Queen | Spinach - Butterflay |
| Bean - Bush, Bert Dean's Baking (Bush) | Corn, Sweet - Sunny Days Hybrid | Onion - Ailsa Craig | Spinach - Red Malabar |
| Bean - Cherokee Trail of Tears (Pole) | Corn, Sweet - Triple Crown Bicolor | Onion - Evergreen Bunching | Squash - Austrailian Butter * |
| Bean - Connecticut Wonder | Cucumber - Armenian | Onion - Evergreen Long White | Squash - Blue Hubbard |
| Bean - Empress | Cucumber - Boothby's Blonde | Onion - Gladstone | Squash - Dark Green Zucchini |
| Bean - Good Mother Stallard (Pole) | Cucumber - Garden Sweet Burpless | Onion - Parade | Squash - Early Yellow Straightneck |
| Bean - Kentucky Wonder (Pole) | Cucumber - Marketmore | Onion - Sweet Spanish Yellow Utah Jumbo | Squash - Jarrahdale |
| Bean - Monte Cristo (Pole) * | Cucumber - Mexican Gherkin | Onion - Walla Walla | Squash - Spaghetti |
| Bean - Provider (Bush) | Cucumber - National Pickling | Oregano - Greek | Squash - Yellow Crookneck |
| Bean - Rattlesnake Snap (Pole) | Cucumber - Picklebush | Pak Choi - Shanghai Green | Squash, Summer - Burpee’s Golden Zucchini |
| Bean - Royalty Purple Pod (Bush) | Cucumber - Straight Eight | Parsley - Italian Dark Green | Squash, Summer - Butterstick Hybrid |
| Bean - Tendergreen Improved (Bush) | Cucumber - Sumter | Parsley - Triple Curled | Squash, Summer - Crookneck |
| Bean - Tiger’s Eye | Cucumber - Suyo Long | Pea - Champion of England | Squash, Summer - Dixie Hybrid |
| Beet - Chioggia | Cucumber - True Lemon | Pea - Dwarf Grey Sugar Pod | Squash, Summer - Early Prolific Straightneck |
| Beet - Detroit Dark Red | Eggplant - Burpee’s Black Beauty | Pea - Green Arrow | Squash, Summer - Grey Zucchini |
| Beet - Tall Top Early Wonder | Eggplant - Diamond | Pea - Melting Sugar Snow Pea | Squash, Summer - Pic-N-Pic Hybrid |
| Bok Choy - White Stem | Eggplant - Florida High Bush | Pea - Sutton's Harbinger | Squash, Winter - Waltham Butternut |
| Broccoli - De Cicco | Eggplant - Green Knight Hybrid | Pea - Tom Thumb | St. John's Wort * |
| Broccoli - Sung King Hybrid | Eggplant - Lao Green Stripe | Pepper, Hot - Joe’s Long Cayenne | Swiss Chard - Five Color Silverbeet |
| Broccoli - Waltham | Eggplant - Pingtung long | Pepper, Hot - Chile Long Red Cayenne | Swiss Chard - Ruby Red |
| Broccoli Raab | Endive - Pink Star | Pepper, Hot - Habanero | Thyme |
| Brussels Sprouts - Catskill | Fennel - Florence | Pepper, Hot - Hot Salsa Blend | Tomatillo - Gigante Verde |
| Brussels Sprouts - Long Island Improved | Garlic Chives | Pepper, Hot - Jalapeno | Tomatillo - Purple |
| Cabbage - Chinese Celery | Gourd - Chinese Miniature | Pepper, Hot - Jalapeno Early | Tomato - Beefsteak |
| Cabbage - Copenhagen Market Early | Gourd – Dinosaur | Pepper, Hot - Jalapeno Mild | Tomato - Best Boy Hybrid |
| Cabbage - Ferry’s Round Dutch | Gourd - Large Bottle | Pepper, Hot - Portugal | Tomato - Better Boy Hybrid |
| Cabbage - Red Acre | Gourd – Spinning | Pepper, Hot - Serrano Chili | Tomato - Bodacious Hybrid |
| Cabbage - Red Kalibos | Greens - Swiss Chard, Fordhook Giant * | Pepper, Med/Hot - Ausilio Thin Skin Ital. | Tomato - Brandywine Pink |
| Carrot - Chantenay Red Colored | Herb - Garden Cress | Pepper, Sweet - California Wonder | Tomato - Brandywine Red |
| Carrot - Colorful Rainbow Mix | Herb - Sweet Marjoram | Pepper, Sweet - California Wonder 300 TMR | Tomato - Burpee’s Summer Choice Hybrid |
| Carrot - Danvers | Herb - Thai Basil | Pepper, Sweet - Carnival Blend | Tomato - Burpee’s Supersteak Hybrid |
| Carrot - Dragon | Herb Garden - Fabulous (Basil, Garlic Chives, Greek Oregano, and Cilantro) | Pepper, Sweet - Crispy Hybrid | Tomato - Cherry Baby Hybrid |
| Carrot - Long Imperator #58 | Kale - Dinosaur | Pepper, Sweet - Grand Bell Mix | Tomato - Delicious |
| Carrot - Nantes Half Long | Kale - Dwarf Blue Curled Vates | Pepper, Sweet - King of the North | Tomato - Early Girl Hybrid |
| Carrot - Scarlet Nantes | Kale - Marrowstem | Pepper, Sweet - Orange Sun | Tomato - Fourth of July Hybrid |
| Carrot - Solar Yellow | Kale - Red Russian | Pepper, Sweet - Ram’s Horn | Tomato - Gardener’s Delight |
| Carrot - St. Valery | Lavender - English | Peppermint | Tomato - German Pink |
| Carrot - Tendersweet | Lavender - Hyssop | Pumpkin - Mini Harvest Blend | Tomato - Gladiator Hybrid |
| Catnip * | Lavender - Munstead | Radish - Champion | Tomato - Green Envy |
| Cauliflower - Early Snowball X | Lavender - True | Radish - Cherry Belle | Tomato - Italian Heirloom |
| Cauliflower - Romanesco | Leek - Prizetaker | Radish - Cherry Giant | Tomato - Large Red Cherry |
| Celeriac - Monstorpolgi | Lettuce - All Lettuce Mix | Radish - Early Scarlet Globe | Tomato - Medium Rare Hybrid |
| Celery - Tall Utah | Lettuce - Arugula, Roquette | Radish - French Dressing | Tomato - Porterhouse Hybrid |
| Chamomile - German * | Lettuce - Baquieu | Radish - Holmes’ Royal Red | Tomato - Red Cherry |
| Chives | Lettuce - Black Seeded Simpson | Radish - Plum Purple | Tomato - Red Cherry Large Fruited |
| Cilantro | Lettuce - Forellenschluss | Radish - Rat Tail (Purple) | Tomato - Roma VF |
| Cilantro | Lettuce - Gold Rush | Radish - Sparkler | Tomato - San Marzano |
| Collard - Ellen Felton Dark | Lettuce - Grandma Hadley’s | Radish - Watermelon | Tomato - Sandwich Slicer Hybrid |
| Collard - Miss Annie Pearl Counselman | Lettuce - Italian Salad Blend | Rosemary | Tomato - Steak Sandwich Hybrid |
| Collard - Old Timey Blue | Lettuce - Mesclun Mix | Rutabaga - Tipperary | Tomato - Super Sioux |
| Collards - Georgia Southern Creole | Lettuce - Seed Savers Lettuce Mixture | Sage - Broad Leaf | Tomato - Super Sweet 100 Hybrid |
| Corn - Aunt Mary’s | Lettuce - Winter Density | Sage - Garden | Tomato - Tommy Toe |
| Corn - Bear Paw | Lettuce - Yugoslavian Red Butterhead | Salsify - Mamoth Sandwich Island | Zucchini - Black Beauty |
Fruit
| Huckleberry | Muskmelon - Hale’s Best Jumbo |
| Cantaloupe - Hale’s Best Jumbo | Watermelon - Blacktail Mountain |
| Cantaloupe - Hearts of Gold | Watermelon - Bush Sugar Baby |
| Cantaloupe - Honey Rock | Watermelon - Sugar Baby |
| Cantaloupe - Sierra Gold | Watermelon - Carolina Cross #183 |
| Melon - Eden's Gem | Watermelon - Crimson Sweet |
| Melon - Oka | Melon - Fordhook Gem |
| Melon - Sweet Granite | Watermelon - Small Shining Light |
| Melon - Tigger |
Flowers
| Alyssum – Carpet of Snow | Hollyhock – Summer Carnival, Mixed | Sunflower – Dwarf Sunspot |
| Bachelor Button | Hollyhock, common | Sunflower – Evening Sun, Mixed Colors |
| Bachelor Button – Cyanus Double, Mixed Colors | Johnny Jump Up – Viola Helen Mount | Sunflower – Fun Sunny Hybrid Mix |
| Bachelor Button – Jubilee Gem | Lupine – Russell’s Hybrid, Mixed Colors | Sunflower – Lemon Queen |
| Balsam | Marigold – Crackerjack, Mixed Colors | Sunflower – Mammoth Russian |
| Basketflower – American | Marigold – Dwarf, Bolero | Sunflower – Mixed Colors |
| Black-eyed Susans | Marigold – French Double Dwarf | Sunflower – Pike’s Peak |
| Blanket Flowers | Marigold – Jaguar | Sunflower – Skyscraper |
| Butterflyweed | Marigold – Mission Giant Yellow | Sunflower - Teddy Bear |
| Canterbury Bells – Calycan, Mixed Colors | Milkweed, common | Sunflower – Tiger’s Eye Mix |
| Carnation – Chabaud Giant, Mixed Colors | Morning Glory – Early Call, Mixed Colors | Sunflower - Titan |
| Coleus – Rainbow, Mixed Colors | Morning Glory – Heavenly Blue | Sunflower - Valentine |
| Columbine – McKana’s Mixed Colors | Morning Glory – Party Dress | Sunflower – Velvet Queen |
| Coneflower, purple | Morning Glory – Tall, Mixed Colors | Sunflowers, Mexican |
| Cosmos – Bright lights, Mixed Colors | Moss Rose – Double Mixed Portulaca | Sunflowers, Mexican (Yellow Orange) |
| Cosmos – Seashells, Mixed Colors | Nasturtium – Dwarf Jewel, Mixed Colors | Sweet Pea – Royal Family, Mixed Colors |
| Cosmos – Sensation, Mixed Colors | Nasturtium - Empress of India | Sweet William – Double-flowered, Mixed |
| Cut Flowers – Mixed Colors | Nasturtium – Jewel, Mixed Colors | Tassel Flower, Scarlet magic |
| Dahlia – Unwin’s Dwarf, Mixed Colors | Old Fashioned – Garden Mix | Wildflower – Hummingbird Mix |
| Daisy – African, Mixed Colors | Painted Tongue | Wildflower – Perennial Mix |
| Daisy – English, Double Mixed Colors | Pansy – Swiss Giants Mixed Colors | Wildflower – Shade Mix |
| Daisy – Painted, Single Mixed Colors | Petunia – Dwarf Bedding, Mixed Colors | Wildflower – Sunny Meadow Mix |
| Daisy – Shasta, Alaska | Petunia – Royalty Mixed Colors | Zinnia – Burpee’s Big Tetra, Mixed Colors |
| Delphinium – Pacific Giant Mixed Colors | Poppy – California, Sunset Mixed Colors | Zinnia – California Giants |
| Drumstick | Poppy – Iceland, Mixed Colors | Zinnia – Cut and Come Again, Mixed |
| Flower - Himalayan Celosia | Snapdragon – First Lady, Mixed Colors | Zinnia – Giant Double Enchantress |
| Forget-Me-Not - Firmament | Snapdragon – Tall Deluxe Mixed Colors | Zinnia – Giant Double Mixed Colors |
| Four O’Clocks – Kaleidoscopes, Mixed | Spider Flowers | Zinnia – Giant Double Violet Queen |
| Foxglove - Common | Sunflower – American Giant Hybrid | Zinnia – Lilliput, Mixed Colors |
| Foxglove – Mixed Colors | Sunflower – Autumn Beauty, Mixed Colors | Zinnia – State Fair Giant, Mixed Colors |
| Zinnia – Thumbelina, Mixed Colors |
The Seed Library Sign Up Form must be completed for each gardener planning to submit seeds. Please be sure to read the Safe Seed Pledge before signing. Seeds submitted without a Signed Safe Seed Pledge on the Sign Up Form will not be added to the collection. All forms are also available for pick up at the library.
The Seed Donation Forms must be completed for each variety of seed the gardener is submitting. Please include as much information about seeds being donated as possible. All forms are also available for pick up at the library.
Gardening Resources
This is the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ current List of Invasive Species. Please be sure to review this list before submitting any plants if you are unsure of their origin or status in PA.
Additional information about Pennsylvania’s wild plants can be found on the DCNR Website.
How to Save Seeds is a handy guide for beginners and experienced gardeners alike on how to properly save your seeds. Although it was originally written for a seed library in New Jersey, the guide is easily adapted to our region.
Planning A Garden is another great resource for beginners and experienced gardeners alike. Although it was originally written for New Jersey, the guide is easily adapted to our region. This booklet provides some great tips on how to plan your garden of any size.
This Garden Journal offers a great way to track in detail your garden and seed-saving journey. It contains guided fillable forms, as well as a wealth of links and resources to help track your garden.
