Butte Ave. Seed Library

Thank you for visiting the Butte Ave. Seed Library!

Location: on the corner of SE Butte Ave. / SE 95th Ave. in Vancouver, WA


 
 
 
 

Planting Guidelines

Sun Exposure
Red
dot = Afternoon sun (6-8+ hours of direct sun daily, can handle direct afternoon sun)
Green dot = Morning sun (3-5 hours of direct sun daily, should be in shade from about 1pm onward)
Blue dot = Mostly shade/Dappled sun (3 hours or less of direct morning sun daily, must have protection from afternoon direct sun from about 11am onward, can be planted under a high tree canopy and receive only dappled direct sun)

Soil Moisture

Dry soil (requires a deep drink of water 1-2x per month June through September)

Moist soil (requires a deep drink of water 1x per week June through September)

Seasonally moist/dry soil (requires

 
 

 
 

Community Care

Radish Gardens values indigenous science and cultural practices, organizing for fair labor and working conditions, mutual aid, liberation for all oppressed peoples, and building the skills needed for us to collectively care for the ecosystem that sustains us.

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 "I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order."

-- J. Burroughs --