Tips & Tricks
Need some additional guidance while expanding your green thumb? No worries, Seed St. Louis has a library of educational resources to support your gardening adventures. Explore our variety of Tips & Tricks below!
Three Ways to Help Your Garden the Heat
The heat has arrived. Every summer, we get this oppressive heat and humidity. It’s not enjoyable for us, and it’s also very stressful for plants. So we figured now would be a good time to discuss the best options to help your plants get through the heat of summer while still growing and producing a […]
Read MoreLearn How To Keep Weeds Under Control!
June feels like the time each year when the weeds get away from gardeners. The long warm days and the fact that there is usually still ample moisture means the vegetables, and the weeds grow fast. And as the sun gets hotter it gets less and less exciting to be out in the garden for […]
Read MoreSolution for Harlequin Bugs
Brassicas are dominant in the spring garden. So much of what we grow is in the Brassica genus. The genus Brassica includes vegetables like radish, turnip, bok choy, rapini, mustard, kale, collards, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kohlrabi, and brussels sprouts. This group of plants makes up a large portion of the spring garden, and due to this, […]
Read MoreThe Superstar Combo of Potato and Taro
As the gardening season quickly approaches it’s time to start thinking about one of the first things you can plant in the St. Louis garden, potatoes. And when you think of potatoes I’m going to make the case that you should also think of taro, because if you grow both than you can be making […]
Read MoreGrowing Food Inside With Grow Lights
How can you use grow lights? When bringing plants indoors for the winter, many that aren’t going dormant can benefit from supplemental grow lights. Even a typically sunny window doesn’t bring in much light in St. Louis winters. Indoor food-producing plants typically need at least 8 hours of sunlight during the outdoor growing season, which […]
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