Seed factory

You are warmly invited to visit our Seed Library and see what it has to offer your garden!

You can find the Seed Library in the Ornis building, Bezručova 10 in Přerov. It is accessible at the reception during ORNIS opening hours, Tuesday–Sunday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

What does the Seed Library look like?
On a small table you will find boxes filled with many different seeds of vegetables, annuals, perennials, herbs, and other kinds of plants. They were brought to us by enthusiastic gardeners who harvested the seeds themselves and want to share them with others. You can take them for free, and in return you can try to bring some seeds in the autumn that you manage to harvest yourself. If it doesn’t work out, no worries—try again next time.

Seed libraries can be found in publicly accessible places, they are sprouting up like mushrooms after rain, and their aim is to support free and non-commercial sharing of home-grown seeds. However, they also have rules that users should follow. For example, F1 hybrid seeds, psychotropic plants and other plants prohibited by law must not be shared. Contributors should at least know the basics of seed saving so that we do not spread diseases and support only the best-quality genetics.

If you like the idea of a seed library, come and choose some seeds—or scroll down below the text where you will find a year-round list of what the Seed Library offers as of a given date. It may also happen that the Seed Library is empty.

 
Seed Library Rules
Borrowing rules

  1. Choose up to 3 packets of seeds that you can use.
  2. Grow the plants and leave some of them for seed harvesting.
  3. The seeds are for your personal use only and must not be commercially or otherwise distributed.
  4. After the harvest, place the surplus seeds (borrowed or other) into packets and bring them back to the Seed Library.
  5. If seed saving does not work out, that’s fine—you can donate any seeds that meet the Seed Library rules. Every donation is welcome!

Rules for donors

  1. Donate seeds that are healthy, mature, and from the best possible plants.
  2. Seeds should come from plants that were not chemically treated (fertilizers, pesticides, etc.).
  3. Donate only non-hybrid seeds, i.e., from varieties not labelled F1.
  4. For pumpkin, zucchini, and other cross-pollinating species, please state whether the plants were open-pollinated or hand-pollinated to avoid unwanted crossbreeding.
  5. Please do not donate seeds of plants classified by Act No. 167/1998 Coll. as addictive substances, nor seeds of plants subject to ownership rights (GMOs, etc.).
  6. Label the packets with the variety name, place of collection, and year of collection.

The donor is responsible for the quality of the seeds and correct variety description!
Thank you for taking part and supporting seed freedom for everyone!

 
Do you have a question or comment?
Write to: ornis@prerovmuzeum.cz or rostlinysro@gmail.com

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