Jefferson Seed Library

Grow Challenge 2025

TRY to grow at least one variety of herb or vegetable that you can’t find in a regular grocery store! (Walmart, Publix, Kroger, etc) Or TRY to grow a flower that you can’t find at Homedepot, Lowes, etc. This will not count against your 6 seed packet limit, but instead will be a 7th BONUS seed packet. 

While you can check out multiple qualifying seed packets, only one will count towards the Grow Challenge per Seed Library Week.

Vegetables, Flowers, and Herbs Grow Challenge

2025

Vegetable: Variety

Bean: Red Swan (Bush)

Bok Choy: Hedou Tiny
Celeriac: Giant Prague
Cowpea: Green Dixie; Purple Hull Pinkeye
Gourd: Luffa
Lettuce: Forellenschluss; Giant Blue Feather Leaf
Melon, Jelly: African Horned; Kiwano Rund
Melon, Musk: Prescott Fond Blang; Rich Sweetness 132
Mustard, Japanese: Chijimisai Greens
Okra: Heavy Hitter; Jing Orange
Onion, Sweet: Texas Early Grano
Pepper: Carnival Blend; Habanada Heatless; Fish; Jalapeno Gigante; Greek Pepperoncini; Carolina Reaper; Seven Pot, Yellow
Pumpkin: Kakai; Moranga
Radish: Black Spanish Round; Janitar
Summer Squash: Gelber Englishcher Custard; Ronde De Nice
Winter Squash: Boston Marrow; Candy Roaster N. GA; Tahitian Melon
Tomatillo: Amarylla; Chupon De Malinalco; Purple
Tomato: Black Beauty; Brandywine Pink; Cherokee Purple; Get Stuffed; Litghi; Orange Hat; Principle Borghese; San Marzano; Spoon; Tartar of Mongolstan; Wooly Kate Yellow
Turnip: Scarlet Ohno Revival
Wax Melon: Giant Bullet Head

 

Flower: Variety

Bee Balm: Wild Bergamot
Butterfly Pea: Blue Queen
Hollyhock: Black, Jet Black
Mexican Sunflower: Red Torch
Nasturtium: Cream Troika; Purple Emperor 
Phlox: Red Drummond; Sugar Stars
Zinnia: Queeny Lemon Peach; Zinderella Peach

 

Herb: Variety

Basil: Pesto Party; Lettuce Leaf
Fennel: Bronze
Goji Berry: Scarlot
Parsley: Italian Large Leaf