Gardening
-
Best Plant Stakes on Amazon
A bag of plant stakes is one of those quiet upgrades that you only notice when you don't have them…
Read More » -
Best Garden Trellises on Amazon
A trellis turns a fence into a vertical garden — climbing roses, beans, peas, cucumbers, passionfruit and ornamental clematis all…
Read More » -
Best Solar Garden Lights for Pathways
Solar pathway lights are the easy upgrade that punches above its weight. No wiring, no electrician, no power bill —…
Read More » -
Best Soil pH Testers
Soil pH determines what nutrients plants can actually take up — even a perfectly fertilised bed at pH 4.5 will…
Read More » -
Best Organic Slug Repellents
Slugs and snails will turn a bed of seedlings into stems overnight. Metaldehyde baits work but are toxic to pets,…
Read More » -
Best Liquid Fertilizers for Tomatoes
Tomatoes are heavy feeders. They need calcium for cell walls (no calcium, hello blossom end rot), potassium for fruit set,…
Read More » -
Best Grass Seed for Shady Lawns
A lawn under trees is the hardest place to grow grass. The shade kills sun-loving turf varieties, the tree roots…
Read More » -
Best Wheelbarrows for Backyard Use
A backyard wheelbarrow does not need to be the contractor-grade beast you see on building sites. For most home gardens,…
Read More » -
Best Garden Carts for Heavy Mulch
A wheelbarrow is fine for one or two trips. For shifting a cubic metre of mulch from the driveway to…
Read More » -
Best Leather Garden Gloves for Thorny Roses
Pruning roses without proper gauntlets is a guaranteed afternoon of bandaids. Modern goatskin and pig-grain rose gloves run from the…
Read More »