Seed Library
The time to plant in Dillon is here! Visit the Dillon Public Library Seed Library to discover approximately 300 varieties of vegetable and flower seeds for your garden.
Beaverhead County residents with active library cards may obtain seeds from the Seed Library. Stop by the library and browse our two seed catalog binders—one for vegetables and one for flowers.
Explore Heirloom and Organic Seeds
Our Seed Library focuses on quality heirloom and organic seeds. It is a great opportunity to experiment with different vegetables and flowers while discovering which varieties grow well in Dillon’s climate.
Our goal is to encourage a love of gardening and provide gardening education and resources for the community. While you are here, explore the library’s collection of gardening books for helpful information about planting, growing, harvesting, and saving seeds.
How to Check Out Seeds
Checking out seeds is easy:
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Browse the vegetable and flower seed catalog binders.
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Note the numbers of the seeds you want to grow.
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Find the numbered seed packets in the library’s old card catalog drawers.
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Complete a seed checkout sheet.
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Take the completed sheet to the circulation desk.
Recording seed checkouts helps us track our inventory and determine which varieties need to be reordered.
Donate and Return Seeds
The Dillon Garden Club sponsors the Seed Library and donates most of its seeds. We also welcome donations of heirloom seeds from local gardeners.
You can help keep the Seed Library plentiful by collecting seeds from your garden in the fall and returning a portion to the library. Please label donated seeds clearly with the plant name, variety, harvest year, and any helpful growing information.
Share Your Growing Results
At the end of the growing season, please complete and return a Seed Notes evaluation form. Tell us which plants grew and produced well in Dillon—and which did not.
Your feedback helps us select seeds for the following year. We also welcome suggestions for vegetable, herb, and flower varieties you would like the Seed Library to offer.
Why Grow Heirloom Seeds?
Heirloom varieties are valued for several reasons:
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Many are known for excellent taste and flavor.
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They can offer distinctive colors, shapes, and growing characteristics.
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Saving and growing heirloom seeds helps preserve plant diversity.
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Open-pollinated heirloom seeds can pass their characteristics from one generation to the next.
By growing and saving heirloom seeds, local gardeners can help preserve unique plant varieties for future generations.
Help Us Grow the Program
The Dillon Public Library will continue expanding its Seed Library, educational programs, and gardening resources.
Contact the library if there is a gardening topic you would like to learn about—or if you have gardening knowledge you would like to share with the community.
Ready to start growing? Visit the Dillon Public Library and explore the Seed Library today.
