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Thoughtfully designed, these tools are a real innovation in traditional digging tools. The large, comfortable circular handles allow a greater range of natural hand positions, avoiding wrist strain.

The steps (found on all of the tools except the forks) are larger, higher set and offset slightly from the shaft, to provide a wider surface with better foot registration than traditional steps. The steps are also folded forward and slightly curved (traditional steps fold backward, toward the user, and are straight), which softens the corner to reduce ankle injuries. Last, the angle of the step is slightly greater than the traditional 90° relative to the blade, providing a better push angle for the tool.

All the tools have a resin-encased steel shaft core, and all have a stainless-steel head except for the planter, which has a powder-coated steel head. The line includes a digging spade and fork (for heavy digging, ground preparation and harvesting), a smaller transplant spade and border fork (for lighter work such as digging borders, transplanting perennials, and working in close quarters), a shovel, a planter (the teeth easily penetrate soil to quickly create multiple 3-1/4" dia. holes for bulbs or annuals), and a weeder.

The versatile weeder, with its narrow blade, can also be used as a single-tined fork to loosen hard-packed and rocky soil. Additionally, it is excellent for digging in tight spaces around plants, rocks and roots, and as a long-handled dibber. (via leevalley.com)

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Stack and Grow Planter - Smith & Hawken

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Innovative, layered planter creates a beautiful succulent, herb or flower garden outdoors or inside. Stacking trays assemble instantly.

* Has 16 planting pockets; center compartment holds deeper-rooted plant
* Wheeled base makes it easy to move from sun to shade, or indoors to out
* Water drains from the top tray to the bottom
* Available in Sand, Terra Cotta and Green
* Add up to 4 additional trays, sold separately
* Includes 4 trays and wheeled base
* Made of UV-resistant plastic.

Stack and Grow Planter: 24.0"Dia. x 15.0"H
Stack and Grow, Additional Tray: 23.5"Dia. x 3.5"H

Use Environment: Use indoors or out (via smithandhawken.com)

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Mini Garden, Green - Smith & Hawken

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Create a freestanding vertical garden wherever you like: on a patio or balcony, in front of a fence or against a wall of the house. You can even build a two-sided wall to form a living boundary in the garden.

* Stackable trays create a vertical garden anywhere!
* Trays stack up to nine high
* Ideal for displaying decorative plants, strawberries or succulents
* Easy to assemble
* Each tray has three planting pockets. Water drains from the top tray to the bottom
* Endlessly reusable
* Contains three polypropylene planting trays

Dimensions: 5.5"Dia. x 25.0"L x 7.5"H
(Each tray is 25" L x 5.5" D x 7.5" H) (via smithandhawken.com)

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GreenCure Organic Fungicide

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If you're going to grow anything you may end up being annoyed and/or plagued by weather, insects, and disease. Anything that Mother Nature can dish out, basically. While you may be at the mercy of the weather, pest and diseases can be fought. However, this proves especially problematic for the organic gardener, that doesn't want their plants and edibles covered in pesticides.

I may have just stumbled across a solution! I will be trying this in my garden this year, should need arise.

Not only does it meet the requirements for the USDA's National Organic Program (NOP), but it has been tested by over 350 members of the National Home Gardening Club, and gave it a 90% approval rating! Proven effective in 200 university trials and 12 years in agriculture.

GreenCure treats 25 types of plants diseases and is recommended for use on over 150 different flowers, trees, fruits, vegetables, and turfs. It can be used in organic vegetable production and even indoors. (via http://www.altgarden.com)

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Salad Planting Bag

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Gardeners in England are head-over-heels for these ingenious, portable Salad Planting Bags. Made of durable polypropylene fabric, the bags hold soil and plants securely, and have a generous depth for healthy root growth. There are perforations in the sides and bottom to ensure good drainage and aeration. Reinforced seams and handles let you move the planters even when full.

* Create a portable kitchen garden for fresh greens
* Reinforced webbing handles make it easy to carry or move the planter
* Folds flat for easy off-season storage (via gardeners.com)

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Herb Planting Bag

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You can grow herbs right outside your door, in a portable container. Gardeners in England are head-over-heels for these ingenious, portable Herb Planting Bags. Made of polypropylene fabric, the bags hold soil and plants securely, and have a generous depth for healthy root growth. There are perforations in the sides and bottom to ensure good drainage and aeration. Reinforced seams and handles let you move the planters even when full.

* Create a portable kitchen garden for fresh herbs
* Reinforced webbing handles make it easy to carry or move the planter
* Folds flat for easy off-season storage (via gardeners.com)

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Tomato Tree for Upside Down Tomatoes | Gardener's Supply

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There's room for three full-size tomato plants inside this oversized growing bag. It will yield a bounty of delicious, homegrown tomatoes at perfect picking height. Tomatoes grown in the Tomato Tree planter don’t need staking or tying, they're out of reach of most pests, and they won’t get soil-borne diseases. The powder-coated steel stand has been upgraded for greater stability and will support up to 50 pounds.

* Grows three full-size tomato plants
* Perfect for any sunny spot: patio, deck or balcony
* Can also be used to grow peppers or eggplants
* Sturdy, stable powder-coated steel stand won’t wobble
* Planting bag has a funnel on top for easy watering (via gardeners.com)

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Recycled Colorful Tub Trug | Buy from Gardener's Supply

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Everyone loves these flexible, lightweight polyethylene tubs for use around the home, yard and garden; they're washable, bendable, crushable, and nearly indestructible. They're perfect for collecting the recycling, hauling compost, dozens of other chores. Better still, these are made of earth-friendly 80 - 100% recycled plastic.

* Comfortable molded handles let you carry them just about anywhere!
* Available in 3 sizes
* Choice of Burnt Red, Olive or Ocean Blue (open the menus below to see the colors currently available)
* Choose a color and size for each task (via gardeners.com)

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English Keepers - Smith & Hawken

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I just purchased one of these (even though I could use more) to store the huge, unwieldy bags of soil for my garden. Makes the soil much easier to access, and there is no way insects are finding their way through that steel.

Still used in England to transport coal ashes to the dustbin, these durable, galvanized steel receptacles also make handy helpers for gardeners.

* Keeps potting soil away from nesting insects
* Protects birdseed from mice
* Keeps fertilizer out of the reach of curious children
* Convenient for toting kitchen scraps to the compost pile
* Extra-long handles make hanging and transporting easy
* Exclusive to Smith & Hawken (via gardeners.com)

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Revolution Upside Down Planter

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Not all upside-down planters are created equal! They've added a new swivel hook on top for easier adjustments and a new moisture indicator to let you know when to water.

Growing tomatoes upside-down eliminates the need for weeding, staking or tying your plants and it's ideal for gardeners with limited space or limited mobility. The Gardener’s Revolution™ Planter has a 1-gallon water reservoir on top, to make sure your plants get the moisture they need. The sturdy, enameled steel cage has a soft, woven-poly liner with a big 17-quart soil capacity. (via gardeners.com)

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