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Plant of the Week: Leeks. Sow leek seeds indoors now or purchase bare roots at Seed St. Louis March 14th Sale. You can sauté and freeze leeks for use in quiche and leek soup or freeze raw for vegetable soup. They are very easy to grow. Our garden is abandoned for a monthat a time … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

Missouri Wildflowers Nursery returns to Kirkwood Farmers Market Saturdays on April 4th with market days also set for April 11th, 18th, 25th; May 23rd, 30th. 8 am to 4 pm. Order five days in advance for pick up at Market or purchase from what they bring. Information on the Nursery’s plant sales elsewhere in Missouri … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Sales and Swaps →

Plant of the Week: Cabbage. Start your seeds indoors now. Transpant in March. Plan your garden with  2026 Seed St. Louis Planting Calendar, good for Zones 6a, 6b, 7a, maybe more. Start Indoors this week: leeks, onions, broccoli, cabbage Free Heirloom Seeds  If you are just looking for St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

Free Heirloom Seeds. Please follow all instructions. Going on Now: Missouri Conservation Annual Tree Seedling Sale. Orders ship out in Spring. Rose Mallow, a native hibiscus with large flowers , one of Missouri’s tallest perrenials (up to 8 feet) is still available. Also available: Bundles- Edible, Nuts, Wildlife- and Aromatic Sumac, Bald Cypress, Black Walnut, … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Sales and Swaps →

Nexus PAC received a $10,000 contribution on January 12, 2026, from developer Paric Holdings. The PAC is the legal money laundry for lobbyists at Nexus Group. Some redevelopments in St. Louis City involving Paric include The Victor (Butler Brothers Building), One Cardinal Way luxury apartments,  Alexander Lofts luxury lofts, all in Downtown, and Robert Place Lofts … Continue reading More Developer Money to Nexus PAC →

Plant of the Week: Butterfly Weed & Milkweed. They need cold stratification. Now is the time to start your seeds by sowing indoors and chilling in your refrigerator, winter sow in the garden or using milk jugs outdoors. Free Heirloom Seeds  If you are just looking for St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

Updated again January 14th. Also see St. Louis Hires Murder Suspect’s Company for Demo Contract and St. Louis Electeds Repped in Decision to Contract with Accused Murderer Thursday afternoon, January 8th, a new meeting notice appeared on the City of St. Louis Public Meetings Calendar. It caught the attention of more than a few people. The notice … Continue reading Will St. Louis Cancel Contract with Murder for Hire Defendant? →

Free Heirloom Seeds. Please follow all instructions. Going on Now: Missouri Conservation Annual Tree Seedling Sale. Orders ship out in Spring. Rose Mallow, a native hibiscus with large flowers , one of Missouri’s tallest perrenials (up to 8 feet) is still available. Also available: Bundles- Edible, Nuts, Wildlife- and Aromatic Sumac, Bald Cypress, Black Walnut, … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales →

January 2026 campaign finance reports are trickling in to Missouri Ethics Commission and there’s an update to Sinquefields Donate to Nexus PAC. Again. The January report for Nexus PAC shows two contributions to St. Louis City accounts and eight to campaigns elsewhere in Missouri as well as Illinois and South Carolina. Nexus PAC is the legal … Continue reading Nexus PAC Update. Money to Bosley Charity Intrigue. →

Plant of the Week: Cannabis. Regulations on growing for personal use in Missouri and Illinois (only for registered medical cannabis patients) Free Garden Seeds for Bluesky Accounts (Native, nonNative, Veggies, Herbs, Fruit) Free Heirloom Seeds (requests will open back up this month) If you are just looking for St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales, … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

Updated 01/11/2026 Will St. Louis Cancel Contract with Murder for Hire Defendant? This is an Update to St. Louis Hires Murder Suspect’s Company for Demo Contract. It turns out that the Board for St. Louis City Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority is not the only City entity that had a say on awarding the $3,692,000 contract to S. … Continue reading St. Louis Electeds Repped in Decision to Contract with Accused Murderer →

This story has an update here dated January 11, 2026 This story has an update here dated January 5, 2026. Portia Louise Rowland was murdered shortly after 6:06 am on January 21, 2025, in the driveway of her home in Collinsville, Illinois. She died from multiple gunshot wounds. Sarah Shafer, her girlfriend, was in the … Continue reading St. Louis Hires Murder Suspect’s Company for Demo Contract →

Free Garden Seeds for Bluesky Accounts (Native, nonNative, Veggies, Herbs, Fruit) Free Heirloom Seeds (requests will open back up this month) Going on Now: Missouri Conservation Annual Tree Seedling Sale. Orders ship out in Spring. Rose Mallow, a native hibiscus with large flowers , one of Missouri’s tallest perrenials (up to 8 feet) is still … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seeds Swaps and Sales →

These are Seeds available only to Bluesky accounts with mailing addresses in United States. We will see how this goes and update with more seeds if it’s not too big of a disaster. Please read and follow the instructions. Mike’s Seeds These are partial seed packs left over from a hardy plant society event. These … Continue reading Free Garden Seeds on Bluesky →

It’s as if some electeds at the St. Louis City Board of Alders are unfamiliar with Josh Hawley’s personal email controversy. When you Sunshine emails from or to the St. Louis City Board of Alders President or Alders, make sure to request emails from the personal accounts that they use for public business. Board President … Continue reading STL City Alders Still Use Private Email for City Business →

On February 22nd, Rodney H. Thomas, of Armory data center developer THO Investments, donated $12,500 to Spencer’s PAC. In addition to data center developer Jerald Kent donating $80,000 over the past two years to 21st Century St. Louis PAC, the legal money laundry for Greater St. Louis, he made donations to other campaign committees. On … Continue reading More Data Center Money Went to Mayor Spencer →

Plant of the Week: Watermelon Radish. This beautiful, tasty heirloom daikon radish is very easy to grow. I bought seeds 20 years ago and have been harvesting seeds to use in the next year ever since. Don’t throw out those nutritious greens. They are delicious stir fried or sautéed in quiche. If you are just … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

March 10th , 2025, A Brighter Future for St Louis PAC received $50,000 from The Lamar Johnson Collaborative, the architectural firm now working with Bob Clark’s Clayco and Gateway Arch Park Foundation on redevelopment of former Millennium Hotel. It’s Mayor Cara Spencer’s PAC, a way around campaign finance contribution limits. Clayco contributed a total of … Continue reading Campaign $ and Millennium Hotel Deal →

How Much Does A St. Louis City Alder Seat Cost? has been updated to reflect new donations to 21st Century St. Louis PAC, the legal money laundry of Greater St. Louis. Two 48 Hour Reports totalling $40,000 by Jerald Kent, Chairman and CEO of Tierpoint and Cequel 3, data center developers, were made in December. Transparency … Continue reading More Data Center $ for Greater St. Louis PAC →

Free Heirloom Seeds. Bookmark this website and check back in January, follow ALL the instructions. Going on Now: Missouri Conservation Annual Tree Seedling Sale. Orders ship out in Spring. Rose Mallow, a native hibiscus with large flowers , one of Missouri’s tallest perrenials (up to 8 feet) is still available. Also available: Bundles- Edible, Nuts, … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Sales and Swaps →