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Visit the Center for Home Gardening

Stop by the Center for Home Gardening and get your gardening questions answered by our expert staff and Master Gardener volunteers at the Plant Doctor Desk, or check out our houseplant display and other home gardening resources! Be sure to also take a stroll through our 23 outdoor demonstration gardens, which include a vegetable and fruit garden, cut flower garden, an experimental garden, and a newly renovated native prairie garden.  

Plant Doctor Desk (Walk-In) 

April–October open daily, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

November–March open Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Horticulture Answer Service (Phone & E-mail) 

Hours: Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. 

Phone #: 314-577-5143 

E-mail: plantinformation@mobot.org 

February Gardening Tips

  • Sow seeds of cauliflower, kohlrabi, kale, collards, mustard greens, lettuce, and parsley indoors this month. Use sterile growing mix and provide seedlings with lots of light and airflow to help prevent damping off. 

  • Remove bagworm bags and eastern tent caterpillar egg masses. 

  • After amaryllis have bloomed: remove spent flowers by cutting off the stalk at the base and set the plant in a sunny window to allow the leaves to fully develop. Keep the soil evenly moist and fertilize occasionally with a general-purpose fertilizer.

  • Check on overwintering dormant plants, bulbs, and tubers to ensure they are not completely dried out or rotting.

  • Continue monitoring houseplants for common pests such as mealybugs, spider mites, thrips, and fungus gnats.