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The Great Perennial Divide

October 7th, 2026 Whether you already have clumping perennials sprinkled throughout your garden that could use a little more space, or you’re on the hunt for new perennial pollinators to introduce to your garden, now is a great time to host a Perennial Plant Swap! Consider hosting a fall perennial swap at your school garden […]

Harvesting & Curing Sweet Potatoes

Believe it or not, the frost-free growing season is quickly coming to an end. If you planted sweet potatoes this year, that means it’s about time to harvest them. Sweet potatoes are from the rainforests of South America, so they have zero tolerance for frost. Keep an eye on the weather and make sure to […]

How to Harvest, And Store, Fall-Ripening Fruit

As we continue into late summer and fall, we are in the prime season for fall-ripening tree fruit like apples, European pear, Asian pear, pawpaw, persimmon, and jujube. The trick is knowing when to harvest and then how to store these fruits. First, when do you harvest them? Look up when the cultivar you are […]

Gateway Greening is NOW: Seed St. Louis New Name Reflects Organization’s Mission

For Immediate Release October 27, 2021 Gateway Greening is NOW: Seed St. Louis New Name Reflects Organization’s Mission As we celebrate our 37th year as a St. Louis-based nonprofit organization dedicated to urban agriculture, we also are preparing for the future and supporting our mission to empower people to grow their own food. In 1984, […]

Seed St. Louis Selects Savannah Rigley as Executive Director Ushering in a New Era of Community Growth and Food Access

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Seed St. Louis Selects Savannah Rigley as Executive Director Ushering in a New Era of Community Growth and Food Access Values-driven nonprofit leader joins Seed St. Louis as the organization expands its regional impact and advances plans for its new Food Demonstration Garden ST. LOUIS, Mo. (August 4, 2026) — Seed […]

Three Ways to Help Your Garden in 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 […]

Learn 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 […]

Solution 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, […]

The 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 […]

Growing 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 […]