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The Seed Saving Group of the Rockbridge Area Master Gardeners Association (RAMGA) will be sponsoring a free seed give-away this Saturday, Jan. 18, between 10 a.m. and noon at the RARA Piovano Building, 350 Spotswood Drive, in Lexington.
RAMGA members have been busy harvesting their local gardens, then processing and packaging seeds from over 100 different varieties, including annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs, and even shrubs. Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer seed-related questions and will have informative handouts and examples of seed starting equipment.
Each of the featured seeds has been researched and recorded on RAMGA’s online Seed Library located at www.RAMGA.org. Information includes plant description, cultural requirements, and planting instructions with pictures and web links for even more information. Attendees are encouraged to visit the Seed Library in advance to help select seeds for feeding birds naturally or designing a butterfly or hummingbird garden. Also featured are collections of native species and plants that tolerate deer and rabbit browse.
In addition, seeds that have been donated by several commercial seed suppliers and community gardeners will be distributed. Rockbridge Farmers Co-op, Ferry-Morse, Territorial Seeds, and Burpee supplied those seeds.
Beginning Feb. 1, the RAMGA seed collection will be housed at the Rockbridge Regional Library in Lexington and available for free “check-out” while supplies last.
