Hotbins are a good idea, but very expensive. And made from expanded polyurethane which is not that tough. I would have thought a double skin plastic bin injected with expanding foam would be a lot cheaper and tougher. It would really be an insulated dalek.
A min max thermometer that works. I bought three traditional ones, all failed in a week or so. Two digital ones failed, indoors. And one that stuck to a window failed.
I find a lot of tools are not good, due to poor design. Wolf Garten seem better than most in that respect, almost as if someone used the prototypes.
A cat scarer, which picks up the turd, and throws it at the cat. Or the cat owner. I like the second version better.
Plug plant modules. Like the expensive ones that have two halves. But made from slats that clip together to form a grid. If you don't know what I mean, think about buying a box of drinking glasses. The box contains say 3 by 3 compartments, defined by four cardboard slats, two one way, two the other way, with notches half way through, so they interlock. Cheap to make, stand up on their own, so place in an ordinary tray.
A carrot or parsnip hole maker for stony soil. Make an eight inch hole, fill with compost and loam, sow seed, sorted.
I bought 2 digital min-max thermoms from Euwise (China) on Ebay - just £3 each. They work really well (and both give the same result though not for humidity).
Hotbins idea is really good - I'd buy one - especially if it's easy to get the finished compost into a wheelbarrow.
11. A frame that supports a sieve above a container so you can shake the soil through it without having to support the weight of it. I'm sure I saw a large version for compost heaps once at an agricultural museum.
How about decent sized reasonably priced potato planters that you can stack or pull up as the plants grow that are actually tall enough to house the growing medium necessary to grow a fair sized crop... preferably ones that you can harvest from the bottom up without disturbing all the potatoes...the only ones I have seen look a little top heavy when fully stacked and appear quite small, I'd say min 40litres and 2.5ft tall min??
Oh and a version that can be used to help hold the soil close to the plant when mounding up in soil.
wow guys, I didn't expect this much response. Keep it up. so far the cat scarer is my favorite. lol. Just kidding. I think its awesome to hear exactly what you are looking for. A few I have heard of already, some I never even thought of. I know in my own garden, I make the things I don't find available. Gillian, I also have notebooks like that and software engineering would be great when I cant make solidworks do what I want
GillianBC: Ah, okay, they are quite common in most garden centres where I live, I think Yorkshire Pots is one brand, I suggest you visit other garden centres. I like them too, they have a nice rustic natural look to them. I have some terracotta pots two foot across, mainly decorative, growing some veg against a warm wall now.
Hahaha Edd, I have one but not enough room for the number of seed potatoes in a bag hence the use of bags etc... besides the veg patch is reserved for peas,beans, garlic onions, aubergines, courgettes, cucumbers, sweet corn, peppers etc etc
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Hotbins are a good idea, but very expensive. And made from expanded polyurethane which is not that tough. I would have thought a double skin plastic bin injected with expanding foam would be a lot cheaper and tougher. It would really be an insulated dalek.
A min max thermometer that works. I bought three traditional ones, all failed in a week or so. Two digital ones failed, indoors. And one that stuck to a window failed.
I find a lot of tools are not good, due to poor design. Wolf Garten seem better than most in that respect, almost as if someone used the prototypes.
A cat scarer, which picks up the turd, and throws it at the cat.
Or the cat owner. I like the second version better.
Plug plant modules. Like the expensive ones that have two halves. But made from slats that clip together to form a grid. If you don't know what I mean, think about buying a box of drinking glasses. The box contains say 3 by 3 compartments, defined by four cardboard slats, two one way, two the other way, with notches half way through, so they interlock. Cheap to make, stand up on their own, so place in an ordinary tray.
A carrot or parsnip hole maker for stony soil. Make an eight inch hole, fill with compost and loam, sow seed, sorted.
What's a victorian terracotta pot? I do like clay pots.
Leif - these are the sort of pots I mean. I bought some in a bric-a-brac shop, they're lovely, but pricey. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Collection-of-9-Old-Vintage-Hand-Thrown-Terracotta-Plant-Pots-11-/231541253460?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item35e8ef2554
I bought 2 digital min-max thermoms from Euwise (China) on Ebay - just £3 each. They work really well (and both give the same result though not for humidity).
Hotbins idea is really good - I'd buy one - especially if it's easy to get the finished compost into a wheelbarrow.
LeifUK LOL at the cat scarer
11. A frame that supports a sieve above a container so you can shake the soil through it without having to support the weight of it. I'm sure I saw a large version for compost heaps once at an agricultural museum.
How about decent sized reasonably priced potato planters that you can stack or pull up as the plants grow that are actually tall enough to house the growing medium necessary to grow a fair sized crop... preferably ones that you can harvest from the bottom up without disturbing all the potatoes...the only ones I have seen look a little top heavy when fully stacked and appear quite small, I'd say min 40litres and 2.5ft tall min??
Oh and a version that can be used to help hold the soil close to the plant when mounding up in soil.
wow guys, I didn't expect this much response. Keep it up. so far the cat scarer is my favorite. lol. Just kidding. I think its awesome to hear exactly what you are looking for. A few I have heard of already, some I never even thought of. I know in my own garden, I make the things I don't find available. Gillian, I also have notebooks like that and software engineering would be great when I cant make solidworks do what I want
GillianBC: Ah, okay, they are quite common in most garden centres where I live, I think Yorkshire Pots is one brand, I suggest you visit other garden centres. I like them too, they have a nice rustic natural look to them. I have some terracotta pots two foot across, mainly decorative, growing some veg against a warm wall now.
Hahaha Edd, I have one but not enough room for the number of seed potatoes in a bag hence the use of bags etc... besides the veg patch is reserved for peas,beans, garlic onions, aubergines, courgettes, cucumbers, sweet corn, peppers etc etc
GillianBC
My local Aldi is selling large - 12" - terracotta pots at £5 each. They look very good, like traditional pots, I bought two.