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RE: Christmas gifts for the vegetable gardener

Andy,

There are beginners and experienced vegetable gardeners so here are two lists

 

For the beginner or newbie:

APS seed starting system from Gardener’s Supply Company, great for beginners

For a female beginner, I really like the gloves from Woman’s Work.

 

 

For the advanced:

Deluth Trading has a new line of Master’s Series gloves which Nancy and I both love.  Real tough, lots of different modelsl; I use the pair with the thumb and first two fingers bare for the summer then switch to a warmer full glove in winter.

Any of the really narrow high quality trowels.  Most gardeners have the regular sized trowel, but I find I use the real narrow one a lot.  

My favorite new expensive tool is the Load Dumper wheelbarrow.  Only $225 but it holds 8 cubic feet of mulch.  There is a 6 cubic foot model as well.  I move a lot of mulch, wood chips, and straw, and the load dumper is a gem.  Go to http://www2.yardiac.com/long.asp?item_id=3956

 

Here is a list of tools I’m showing off tomorrow at a Master Gardener’s Seminar.  Maybe there is something in there.

  1. Load Dumper, $225, http://www2.yardiac.com/long.asp?item_id=3956

  2. Shovel and Spade By Fiskars, $30, www.fiskars.com

  3. Leverage Digger, $28, www.leveragedigger.com

  4. Mutt by Village Blacksmith, $27, www.acehardware.com

  5. Planters By Oxo, $9, www.oxo.com

  6. Cultivator by Earth Bud-Eze, $12

  7. Telescoping Bypass Lopper, by Wolf Garten, $50, www.amazon.com

  8. Bypass Pruners by Bahco, $50

  9. Bypass Pruners by Felco, $50

  10. Pole Pruner by Fiskars, $50, www.fiskars.com

  11. Micro Pruners By Fiskars, www.fiskars.com

  12. Long Handled Grass Shears by Fiskars, www.fiskars.com

  13. Loppers by Fiskars, www.fiskars.com

  14. Under Leaf Sprayer

  15. Root Watering & Feeding – Hound Dog

  16. Root Watering & Feeding by GroCor, $40, www.rittenhouse/ca

  17. New Hose Nozzle from Craftsman

  18. Bionic Gloves, $40, www.bionicgloves.com

  19. Master Series Gloves by Deluth Trading,

  20. Gel Kneeling Pads by Bucket Boss, $35 at Amazon.com

  21. Myke, mychorrizae, www.premiertech.com

  22. Soil Microbes by Organica

  23. Compost Tea Maker by Soil Soup, $190, www.soilsoup.com

  24. Compost Tea Maker by Gardens Alive, $25, www.gardensalive.com

  25. Water Watchmetering hose attachment, $13, www.waterthrifty.com

  26. Bayer’s Tree and Shrub Insect Killer, www.bayeradvanced.com, pest alerts in tree and shrub section; good emerald ash borer info.

  27. Post Hole Digger by Fiskars, $54, www.fiskars.com

  28. Clint’s Dandy Digger weeding tool, $50, www.clintsdandydigger.com

  29. UpRoot Weeder by Fiskars, $30, www.fiskars.com

  30. Jaguar fencing, www.gardenfence.com

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: gardenwriters-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:gardenwriters-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Hamptongar@aol.com
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004
To: gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [GWL] Christmas gifts for the vegetable gardener

 

Oh you have to love editors.  Have a Monday deadline for a short newspaper supplement on food and cooking that will be distributed between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  They think a short piece on gifts for the vegetable gardener would be nice.  Open and desperate for all ideas.

 

Andrew Messinger
The Hampton Gardener
The Hampton Gardener is a Registered Trade Mark
(Published every Thursday in the Southampton Press)




 

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