Seed library

Annie Bolitho from Transition Darebin Food Swap has popped twenty packets of naturalised seed into our Seed Library - so do come and see if there's something there for you.

According to Annie your seedlings should jump out of the ground.

'Naturalised means the seed has grown for repeated seasons in the same place, so it's very strong. We have amazing gardeners in our Food Swaps and you'll see many of the seeds originated with them, like Clara's Pottimarron pumpkin, Damien's Trombocini, John's Marvellous Marigolds and  Roslyn's rocket.'

If you pick Bruno's Dad's Beans, a climber, try to save the best seed you can. Bruno's Dad kept them going in Reservoir from the mid-1950's, and Annie and Silvana Predebon who you might know from the CWA have kept them going.

Happy Spring gardening!

• Fairfield Food Swap is 3rd Sat each month, 11am, St Andrews Church, Gillies Street

• Reservoir Food Swap is 3rd Sat each month, 10am, Reservoir Library

• Thornbury Food Swap is 4th Sat each month, 11am, Thornbury Picture House.