Guest Picks: Garden Allotment Essentials
This is a useful enamel storage tin for keeping your seeds safe and dry.
Raised beds are brilliant for vegetable gardening — I love mine! They’re a good way to set your produce apart from the rest of your garden. Plus, the raised element makes everything easy to plant and tend. You could build your own from pieces of wood or buy one ready made.
New to gardening? This is a great seed starter kit to get you growing this year.
A mini fork and trowel are ideal for planting in pots or raised beds.
Every gardener needs some twine, and these make it possible for you to color code your garden: maybe red for tying up fruit bushes, orange for vegetables, etc.
If you can never find your snips when you need them, this sturdy piece could help solve your dilemma.
I’d love one of these potting benches. It’s the ideal height for standing while working, and it has plenty of space to work on.
Keep all your essential gardening tools (twine, dibbers, plant labels, gloves, etc.) tidy and in one place. The handle on this storage box makes it easy to carry around with you, so your tools are always at hand.
Make your own compost with the help of this useful lidded compost bin.
A wheelbarrow is definitely helpful when you’re moving soil or adding compost to your fruit or vegetable patch. I like the look of these versions and especially the colors — pink or purple!
Plant markers are essential. Otherwise it’s all too easy to forget which seeds you planted where.
These biodegradable pots are a great invention and are very ecofriendly. Plant your seedlings in them, and when they’re ready to be transferred to your garden, just plant the whole pot. The roots will grow right through.
Don’t have room for a proper greenhouse? This is quite a nifty alternative — but do take care of it in high winds, as it could blow away!
If you know you’re going to be away at the height of the summer, just as your tomatoes are ripening (yes, I’ve been there!), use this irrigation kit to ensure your plants are watered properly.
Growing runner beans? Try these cane rings instead of string when arranging your canes.
I’m not always great at sowing seeds in neatly spaced out lines. They start out OK, but sometimes go a bit off course. This dibber tool looks really useful.
These frames are a brilliant idea. They make growing plants (perhaps tomatoes) in grow bags even easier. No more need to pop in cane stacks; just add the frame instead.
This spiral planter is ideal for peas or runner beans to wind around as they grow upwards.Next: Enjoy the Peak of Spring Gardening — Here’s What to Do in May
If you have limited space, then this mini A-frame planter could be a good option. It has enough space to grow fresh vegetables (like lettuce, tomatoes or radishes) or fresh herbs for cooking.
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