Container Garden Seed Collection

Container Garden Seed Collection. Thomas Jefferson grew some 330 varieties of vegetables in his 1,000-ft long, terraced vegetable garden at Monticello. Luckily, such a large amount of space is not necessary to grow the delicious and beautiful cool and warm-season vegetables included in this sampler. To grow these plants in containers, be sure to provide adequate drainage, full sun unless otherwise noted, and plenty of water. Container sizes will vary depending on spacing requirements, root depth, and desired planting combinations.... - Container Garden Seed Collection.

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Monticello Herb Seed Collection

Monticello Herb Seed Collection. In 1794, Thomas Jefferson composed a list in his Garden Book of "objects for the garden this year." Included in this list are a number of herbs commonly grown in gardens of the period for their culinary and medicinal uses. This herb seed sampler off... - Monticello Herb Seed Collection.

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Monticello's Favorite Flowers Seed Collection

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Monticello's Birds, Bees and Butterflies Seed Collection

Monticello's Birds, Bees and Butterflies Seed Collection. Jefferson believed birds and insects were "indexes of climate" revealing "the advance of the spring." In 1806 he wrote, "I have noted...the access and recess of frost, flowering and leafing plants, ripening of the cultivated fruits, arrival of birds ... - Monticello's Birds, Bees and Butterflies Seed Collection.

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