Tips & Tricks

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 […]

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 […]

From the Ground Up: Rebuilding Academy Sherman Park When a tornado tore through North City, St. Louis, it destroyed more than a garden; it struck the heart of a community. Thanks to the resilience of neighbors and support from Seed St. Louis, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, and St. Louis Composting, Academy Sherman Park is growing again. […]

As the days shorten and get more dreary and the coolness of fall sets in, as a gardener, it can feel like a welcome reprieve. It’s very tempting to just harvest what you want and leave the garden to be a problem for springtime. But it is well worth it to fight through that feeling […]