Events & Classes

There is a whole world of edible plants that are perennial or self seeding annuals that can be grown in St. Louis while producing year after year. This includes many of our favorite herbs, some annual vegetables, and a whole slew of lesser known perennial vegetables. This class will cover those plants and will be co-taught by Jessica Blessing-Patterson of DIG Annuals and Perennials and Dean Gunderson of Seed St. Louis. It will be held at DIG Annuals and Perennials where you'll be able to see many of the plants we will discuss.

A limited number of plants that will be discussed during the class will be available for purchase by class participants.

This class is free, but you must register. Spots are limited!

Join Seed St. Louis for our final 2023 Celebration as we return to the site of our former City Seeds Farm and cheer on the St. Louis CITY Soccer Club against Sporting KC on Saturday, September 30, at 7:30 PM. Seed St. Louis has bought group tickets for this celebration. The seats are in sections 224 and 225. Tickets are $150 each and the game will be sold out. To receive the tickets, one will need to download the SeatGeek app (https://seatgeek.com/mobile) to have the tickets electronically transferred to them. The stadium only does electronic tickets. Tickets are sold on a first come first serve basis, and we expect them to go fast at this price (since we won't charge extra fees on top of the ticket price). A portion of the ticket price will benefit Seed St. Louis.

For the fall school gardener meet-up, we will be hosting a perennial plant and seed swap! We will have seeds to give away to all, but we encourage participants to bring any divided perennials, bulbs, or saved seeds they have to share with one another as well. Anyone can attend, but we ask that you leave a plant or make a donation of your choice in order to take a plant from the swap. Attendees can take a short tour of the garden, network with other school gardeners, and leave with a new plant (or at least a pack of seeds) for next season! Please RSVP at the link below.

Mallinkrodt Academy of Gifted Instruction School Garden, 6020 Pernod Ave., St. Louis, MO 63139
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Mark your calendars for our annual garlic sale! We will have softneck and hardneck garlic as well as shallots and walking onions for planting. We will also have supplies on hand if you would like to extend your growing season. This includes row cover, hoops and sod staples. This sale will be at the Seed St. Louis Carriage House 3815 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108) and will be 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Learn more about the garlic varieties, pricing and more at the link below.

The growing season is coming to an end so now what? This class will cover how to wrap up the year and set yourself up for success next year. We will cover how best to clean up and prep your garden, what to compost, what to throw away. How to clean up the area around your garden in order to look tidy while still supporting our local bees and other insects. How to prep your soil for next spring. How to use up or store that last harvest from the garden and how to prep overwintering crops for the coming cold.

Discover the easiest crops for saving seeds, the fundamentals of seed saving, and the basics of selecting your own varieties. Adults. Registration required. Participants will receive Zoom information via email immediately after registering. A recording of this virtual program will be posted to the St. Louis County Library YouTube channel within three business days.

This is the everything soil class. We will cover the life in the soil and how it helps build your soils health, how to improve your soil quality, and how to use cover crops to maintain and improve the soil your garden depends on. Watch the recording of this class at the link below.

Learn how to keep your plants growing through the winter months! Discover the plants and varieties that do best in the late fall and winter, when you need to be planting, season extension techniques that can be done on any budget, and general tips and tricks for late season growing. Watch the recording of this class at the link below.

Learn about what crops are best to grow in the fall and what you need to do to have a vibrant and abundant fall harvest! This class is in partnership with the St. Louis County Library. Watch a recording of this class at the link below.

Make the most of the season and continue growing, harvesting, and learning throughout the fall! Now is the time to plan your fall garden. This class will have two instructors: Dean Gunderson, our Director of Education, and Abbey Schumacher, our School Educator. Learn what to plant and when, how to protect crops from summer heat and fall frost, how to use the fall garden as an outdoor classroom, and some tips on how to enjoy your harvest - especially with kids!

Discover the ways you can reduce food waste to increase your usable harvest from planning your garden to utilizing all the edible parts of the plants, while also exploring ways to use food scraps or food waste in other ways in the garden. Adults. A recording of this virtual program will be posted to the St. Louis County Library YouTube channel within three business days. This class is in partnership with the St. Louis County Library.

Although dormant season pruning is maybe the most important job people think about when they think of the orchard, the summer is an important time too. This is an important time to prune and train your grapes, kiwis, blackberries, raspberries, apples, and pears. It is also the best time to prune your trees if you are wanting to shorten them or prevent them from getting taller than they already are. So if you have fruit producing plants learn about how you can train them now so you will continue to have a healthy happy plant.

Have you wondered about the best way to water your garden or orchard? In this class Dean Gunderson, our Director of Education, will discuss the many different ways to water your garden manually and through various types of irrigation both store bought and homemade. He will also cover the basics of how to collect rainwater to use for watering purposes. Just register to receive the Zoom link to join.