Maintaining your garden takes time, precision and tools. Don’t bother with unnecessary equipment that will only take up space. Here is our list of useful, waste-free tools to keep your garden fresh, tidy, and environmentally friendly.
Turns food waste into nutrient-rich compost
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The Worm Factory 360 is a shallow red worm composter that uses four stacked trays to turn your leftover food into microbes and nutrient-rich compost for your garden. This product can be used indoors, so there is no excuse to send your waste to the landfill.
How it works: The trays contain thousands of worms that burrow into the compost, creating tunnels that help bring oxygen to the heap, creating what the babbling of the product calls a “thermosyphon airflow”. This speeds up the composting process and significantly reduces odors. The trays have a checkered bottom that allows the worms to move to the top once new food scraps are added to the trays on the top. This condensed footprint means you can even use the composter indoors.
Add in items such as leftover fruits and vegetables, coffee grounds and dry leaves, letting the worms squeeze through the recycling waste and leaving a nutrient-rich compost. When the bottom bin has been composted, remove it and put it back on top with new waste. The Worm Factory 360 also has a faucet on the bottom that helps drain any moisture or liquid.
This kit comes with basic accessories and instructions, but the worms are sold separately.
Seven color options
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These lightweight nylon gloves have a water-based rubber grip that helps prevent tools from slipping. They are breathable, machine washable and allow you to use your smartphone. This pack comes with 12 pairs.
Highly portable
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This hose has a durable latex core and a flexible polyester wrap that can extend up to 75 feet. The nozzle has a non-slip grip and features nine spray varieties like shower, mist, cone and dish. The hose also comes with a carrying case for easy storage and to keep your garden tidy.
Clean and quiet
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This reel mower, in particular, has 10 inch wheels for easy maneuvering, as well as a 16 inch wide cutting range and a mechanism that allows you to adjust the cutting height between 0, 5 and 2.5 inches. In addition, it is powder coated to prevent rusting. The blades are also heat treated, which helps increase toughness and wear resistance.
Lightweight
Safety against harsh weather conditions. Amazon
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These 8ft x 24ft plant covers are designed to protect plants from harsh weather conditions like extreme heat or cold, but can also be used to keep animals away. The year-round blanket is made of UV-resistant, breathable and weather-resistant fabric that can easily be cut into small pieces for smaller plots of plants. You will be able to protect the plants from the elements while allowing air and humidity to pass through.
You have to start somewhere
For the novice gardener. Amazon
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This rustproof stainless steel set comes in a cotton and polyester tote bag and includes eight rubber-handled tools like a pruner, trowel, and weed killer. This set is not for the full-scale gardener, but if you are weeding smaller strips of soil or having to move plants, these tools will have you covered.
The Worx Aerocart is an eight-in-one wheelbarrow and cart that can support up to 200 pounds on its steel frame. It has oversized “puncture-free” tires that never need to be inflated, as well as fold-out arms to carry lighter items. It is also designed to prevent back pain and make a heavier load much lighter. The cart includes accessories like a flowerpot strap and a mesh stone mover.
