diff --git a/imports/api/plantTypes.js b/imports/api/plantTypes.js
index dda78b8..7003414 100644
--- a/imports/api/plantTypes.js
+++ b/imports/api/plantTypes.js
@@ -1,3 +1,37 @@
 import { Meteor } from 'meteor/meteor';
 
-export const PlantTypesCollection = new Meteor.Collection('plantTypes');
+const PlantTypesCollection = new Meteor.Collection('plantTypes');
+
+var plantTypesDocuments = PlantTypesCollection.find();
+
+export var plantTypes = [];
+
+plantTypesDocuments.forEach((plantType) => {
+    plantTypes.push(plantType.plantType);
+});
+
+function createTypesString() {
+    var typesString = "";
+    var arrayLength = plantTypes.length;
+    var cnt = 1;
+    plantTypes.forEach((plantType) => {
+        if (cnt === arrayLength) {
+            typesString = typesString + plantType
+        } else {
+            typesString = typesString + plantType + ", "
+        }
+        cnt++;
+    });
+
+    return typesString;
+}
+
+var types = createTypesString();
+
+console.log("TYPES: " + types);
+
+//PlantTypesCollection.insert({plantType: "BAUM"});
+
+//const plantTypeVegetables = PlantTypesCollection.findOne({dirtType: "Humus"});
+//const plantTypeCacti = PlantTypesCollection.findOne({dirtType: "Sand"});
+//const plantTypeFlowers = PlantTypesCollection.findOne({dirtType: "Loam"});
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diff --git a/imports/ui/Settings.jsx b/imports/ui/Settings.jsx
index a06b24f..20ba567 100644
--- a/imports/ui/Settings.jsx
+++ b/imports/ui/Settings.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import { Container, Row, Col} from 'react-bootstrap';
+import { plantTypes } from '/imports/api/plantTypes';
 
 import AddPlant from './AddPlant'
 import Plants from './Plants'
diff --git a/server/main.js b/server/main.js
index dc53949..7d916af 100644
--- a/server/main.js
+++ b/server/main.js
@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@ import { Meteor } from 'meteor/meteor';
 import { PlantTypesCollection } from '/imports/api/plantTypes';
 
 Meteor.startup(() => {
-
-    PlantTypesCollection.insert({plantType: "BAUM"});
-});
+    
+});
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