Master Gardeners offering free seeds

It’s spring, and a gardener’s fancy turns to thoughts of plants and soil and sunshine and fertilizer and seeds.

Seeds are the biggest (actually, they’re very tiny) and most important part of gardening, and the Master Gardeners of Putnam County are sharing their finest seeds.

The seeds are free. They are available in seed boxes that are located throughout Putnam County.

Gardeners looking for free seeds can visit the seed boxes at these sites:

• Greencastle, Putnam County Fairgrounds, in front of Harris Hall

• Greencastle, at Forest Hill Cemetery

• Fillmore, at the walking trail gazebo

• Belle Union, at the Jefferson Township Volunteer Fire Department

• Reelsville, at the community center

• Bainbridge, at the Christian church

• Morton, at the Morton Country Store

• Cloverdale, at the Christian church

The seeds were harvested last fall by Master Gardeners from their own gardens. The seeds come from the gardeners’ most successful and most productive varieties of vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers. Over the winter, seeds were carefully collected, cleaned, sorted and stored.

Some seeds are surprisingly large, like the smooth, fat pole bean seeds. Other seeds are tiny — some are smaller than grains of salt, and others are almost as fine as talcum powder.

Each seed packet comes with planting and growing instructions. The information comes from the Purdue Extension office, and has been formulated for best results in the Putnam County growing area.

The Putnam County Master Gardener Association encourages everyone — from beginners to experts — to enjoy gardening. Everyone is invited to visit the seed boxes, take some free seeds and get gardening.