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Digital Media Manager

Digital Media Manager Madalyn Painter joined the station in 2006, after working for three years as Online Communications Manager for KETC/Channel 9, St. Louis Public Television. Her professional awards include a 2005 APEX Award of Excellence for a Web site and three Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. She has lived in St. Louis since graduating in 2000 from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a degree in Honors English. She enjoys gardening, visual art, dance, poetry, living in St. Louis City, and listening to public radio. Her favorite public radio shows are To the Best of Our Knowledge, RadioLab, Snap Judgment, Krista Tippett on Being, The Splendid Table, and This American Life.

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Weekend Gardener
1:19 pm
Sat March 5, 2011

Seed Starting: Finding Unique Varietals and Using a Soil Blocker

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Credit Photo credit Madalyn Painter, credit for growing this gorgeous ear of corn goes to Anna Sandidge.
These pearlescent, multi-colored corn kernels were blessed by a Hopi elder and a given to me by a friend. The ability to grow unusual varieties of vegetables is just one of the many benefits of growing your own from seed.
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A few of the seeds I purchased for the year
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A soil blocker is an inexpensive and sustainable way to start seeds
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Trays of completed soil blocks
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A home-made incubator for seed starting
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'Cherokee purple' tomato seedlings with their first sets of true leaves
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To complement our weekend programming, in this new bi-weekly column I'll write about the trials and tribulations of my own gardening and that of others, including community gardeners as they work to establish a new space to grow. I hope you get inspired to dig in the dirt yourself.  With temperatures on the rise, now is the time to start seeds indoors and get ready to experience the superior flavor of vegetables you can grow at home in your own back yard. Here's one way to get started.

Seed Selection

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Photo of the Week
12:22 am
Mon February 28, 2011

Orchid Show

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Orchid
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Photo by Amy Buxton on Flickr.com, taken at the Missouri Botanical Garden's 2011 Orchid Show.

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Arts & Culture
6:26 pm
Fri February 18, 2011

Shadow Dancing

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Photo by "MBK (marjie)" on www.flickr.com.

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Photo of the Week
6:46 pm
Fri December 17, 2010

Priory Chapel

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HOK Priory Chapel
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Photo by "Remiss 63" on www.flickr.com.

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Photo of the Week
2:53 pm
Thu December 2, 2010

Carrying the Torch

Girl leaping with setting sun in background
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A girl leaps from sculpture to sculpture in Turtle Park.
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Photo by "djmark1972" on www.flickr.com.

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