Rockville Makerspace
Seed Library
Looking to start a garden? Come to our free Seed Library and take the seeds you need to get started. We have small envelopes so you can take only the seeds you would like to plant. Please let us know if you take the last of anything, so we can keep this list updated.
Have extra seeds you don't need? We welcome your donation of clean seeds in a labelled envelope.
The Seed Library is available at the Rockville Makerspace and Tool Library during Open Hours, 12-4 PM on Saturdays and 6-8 PM on Tuesdays. Contact Evan if you have any questions.
Here a list of the seeds that are currently available:
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Species | Cultivar or Type | Type | Year | Notes | Plant Database link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bean, Black Catjang | vegetable | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/284079/Catjang-Vigna-unguiculata-subsp-cylindrica/ | ||
Bean, Bush | Accelerate | vegetable | 2022 | ||
Bean, pinto | legume,vegetable | 2020 | Bush bean, USDA Organic | https://garden.org/plants/view/155253/Dry-Shelling-Bean-Phaseolus-vulgaris-Pinto/ | |
Bean, red African | 2024 | ||||
Beggarticks (Bidens spp.) | (yellow) | native,flower,perennial | 2024 | ||
Birdhouse gourd | Bradshaw's | vine | 2021 | USDA organic | |
Black-eyed Susan | native,flower,perennial | 2024 | The state flower of Maryland. Yellow petals with dark brown center. | https://garden.org/plants/view/78782/Black-Eyed-Susan-Rudbeckia-fulgida/ | |
Burnet, Salad | herb,perennial | 2021 | Organic | https://garden.org/plants/view/78889/Salad-Burnet-Poterium-sanguisorba-subsp-sanguisorba/ | |
Cantaloupe | Sugar kiss | vegetable,fruit | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/87175/Cantaloupes-Cucumis-melo/ | |
Cockscomb | native,flower | 2024 | |||
Cockscomb | Fuchsia brainflower | native,flower | 2024 | ||
Coreopsis | Favorite Orange | flower,perennial | 2024 | ||
Coreopsis | Incredible swirl | flower,perennial | 2024 | yellow with red center | |
Coreopsis | yellow | flower,perennial | 2024 | ||
Coreopsis | Orange | native,flower,perennial | 2024 | ||
Corn, sweet | Burpee's Triple Crown Bicolor Hybrid | vegetable | 2019 | https://garden.org/plants/view/813671/Sweet-Corn-Zea-mays-subsp-mays-Burpees-Triple-Crown-White/ | |
Cowpea | black catjang | vegetable,vine | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/284079/Catjang-Vigna-unguiculata-subsp-cylindrica/ | |
Dogwood, Kousa | tree | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/76040/Kousa-Dogwood-Cornus-kousa/ | ||
Doubtful Knight's Spur | Purple | native,flower | 2024 | ||
Hollyhock Alcea rosea | Nigra | native,flower | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/75186/Hollyhock-Alcea-rosea-Nigra/ | |
Hot pepper | Aji Charapita | vegetable | 2025 | https://garden.org/plants/view/752749/Yellow-Lantern-Chile-Capsicum-frutescens-Aji-Charapita/ | |
Hot pepper | 7-Pot Chocolate | vegetable | 2025 | Warning: extra hot! | https://garden.org/plants/view/842597/Hot-Pepper-Capsicum-chinense-7-Pot-Chocolate/ |
Hot pepper` | Scotch Bonnet | vegetable | 2025 | https://garden.org/plants/view/132106/Hot-Pepper-Capsicum-sinense-Scotch-Bonnet/ | |
Indian Dill | herb | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/117823/Indian-Dill-Anethum-sowa/ | ||
Kabocha Squash | vegetable | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/833209/Winter-Squash-Cucurbita-maxima-Kabocha/ | ||
Lily, blackberry | flower | 2024 | non native, may have invasive tendencies | https://garden.org/plants/view/181382/Species-Iris-Iris-domestica/ | |
Love-in-a-Mist | Purple | native,flower | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/78011/Love-in-a-Mist-Nigella-damascena/ | |
Marigold | flower | 2024 | |||
Melon | Dino egg | vegetable,vine,fruit | 2024 | ||
Melon, , Sugar cube | Sugar cube | vegetable,vine | 2024 | ||
Melon, Dosakai | vegetable,vine,fruit | 2024 | Non-sweet, strong vigor | https://garden.org/plants/view/678976/Melon-Cucumis-melo-Dosakai/ | |
Melon, Korean | vegetable,vine,fruit | 2022 | |||
Melon, green apple | vegetable,vine,fruit | 2024 | |||
Mexican sunflower | flower | 2024 | Not to be confused with sunflowers with large edible seeds, but great for pollinators | ||
Mix: Pollinator | flower,mix | 2024 | Painted daisy, Rocket 'Imperial Mix', Larkspur, Single mix China aster, dwarf mixed cosmos, lance leaved coreopsis, sulphur 'Bright lights mix' cosmos, purple coneflower, blanketflower, Alaska shasta daisy, sweet William pinks, bishops flower, clarkia, gloriosa daisy, Mexican hat, plains coreopsis (Bently seed co) | ||
Pepper | Sweet Red Marconi | vegetable | 2024 | Organic, Non-GMO, Heirloom by Back to the Roots | https://garden.org/plants/view/111370/Pepper-Capsicum-annuum-Marconi-Red/ |
Pepper, Aji Amarillo | mild to hot | vegetable | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/132369/Hot-Pepper-Capsicum-baccatum-Aji-Amarillo/ | |
Pepper, Guajillo | mild heat | vegetable | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/133877/Hot-Pepper-Capsicum-annuum-Guajillo/ | |
Pepper, Indian Kashmiri | Mild heat | vegetable | 2024 | ||
Pepper, Panca | mild-medium heat | vegetable | 2024 | ||
Popcorn | Tri-color (red white yellow) | vegetable | 2024 | ||
Pumpkin | Connecticut field | vegetable,vine | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/138690/Pumpkin-Cucurbita-pepo-Connecticut-Field/ | |
Pumpkin | Halloween | vegetable,vine | 2019 | Requires a lot of space, mainly ornamental | https://garden.org/plants/view/138692/Pumpkin-Cucurbita-maxima-Halloween/ |
Salsify | Sandwich Island Mammoth | vegetable | 2023 | https://garden.org/plants/view/145428/Salsify-Tragopogon-porrifolius-Mammoth-Sandwich-Island/ | |
Shasta daisy | Perennial variety | flower,perennial | 2023 | ||
Soybean/Edamame | Lanco | legume,vegetable | 2021 | USDA Organic | https://garden.org/plants/view/76722/Edamame-Glycine-max/ |
Spider Flowers (Cleome) | flower | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/242632/Spider-Flower-Cleome/ | ||
Spilanthes | herb | 2024 | "Toothache plant" | https://garden.org/plants/view/87103/Toothache-Plant-Spilanthes-oleracea/ | |
Sweet William/Catchfly/Silene Armeria | flower | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/78978/Garden-Catchfly-Silene-rubella-subsp-rubella/ | ||
Tobacco | flower,herb | 2024 | https://garden.org/plants/view/154316/Tobacco-Nicotiana-tabacum/ | ||
Tomato | Brown sugar | vegetable | 2025 | ||
Tomato | Big Rainbow | vegetable | 2024 | Organic, Non-GMO, Heirloom by Back to the Roots | https://garden.org/plants/view/116284/Tomato-Solanum-lycopersicum-Big-Rainbow/ |
Tomato | Red Cherry | vegetable,vine | 2024 | Organic, Non-GMO, Heirloom by Back to the Roots | https://garden.org/plants/view/149416/Cherry-Tomato-Solanum-lycopersicum-Red-Cherry/ |