Amazon Gardening Favorites

My Favorite Garden Items from Amazon

Gardening has always been a passion of mine, and over the years, I’ve discovered some fantastic products that have made my gardening experience even more enjoyable. Here are my top picks from Amazon that I absolutely love:

1. Elevated Raised Bed

   • This elevated raised bed is perfect for those who want to garden without bending over. It’s sturdy, easy to assemble, and provides ample space for growing a variety of plants.

2. 8’x4’ Raised Beds:

   • These raised beds are ideal for creating a well-organized garden. They offer plenty of room for planting and are made from durable materials that will last for years.

3. White Picket Fence:

   • Add a touch of charm to your garden with this classic white picket fence. It’s easy to install and provides a beautiful border for your garden space.

4. T-posts:

   • These T-posts are essential for supporting garden fencing or netting. They’re strong, reliable, and easy to drive into the ground.

5. Above Ground Pool:

   • While not a traditional garden item, this above ground pool is perfect for cooling off after a long day of gardening. It’s easy to set up and provides hours of fun for the whole family.

6. Garden Netting:

   • Protect your plants from pests with this durable garden netting. It’s easy to install and can be used for a variety of purposes, including covering raised beds or fruit trees.

7. Adjustable Garden Stakes:

   • These adjustable garden stakes are perfect for supporting growing plants. They’re easy to adjust and provide excellent support for tomatoes, beans, and other climbing plants.

8. Mycorrhizae Root Growth Enhancer:

   • Boost your plants’ root growth with this mycorrhizae root growth enhancer. It’s easy to use and helps improve nutrient uptake for healthier, more robust plants.

9. Organic Liquid Fertilizer:

   • Keep your plants thriving with this organic liquid fertilizer. It’s made from natural ingredients and provides essential nutrients for strong, healthy growth.

10. Weed-free Garden Straw Mulch:

    • This weed-free garden straw mulch is perfect for keeping your garden beds neat and tidy. It helps retain moisture, suppress weeds, and adds organic matter to the soil.

11. Wood Trellises:

    • These wood trellises are perfect for supporting climbing plants like cucumbers and peas. They’re sturdy, attractive, and add a vertical element to your garden.

12. Buckwheat Cover Crop:

    • Improve your soil health with this buckwheat cover crop. It’s easy to grow and helps suppress weeds, improve soil structure, and attract beneficial insects.

13. Micro-clover Seeds:

    • These micro-clover seeds are perfect for creating a lush, green ground cover. They’re low-maintenance, drought-tolerant, and provide a beautiful, soft lawn alternative.

I hope you find these garden items as useful and enjoyable as I have. Happy gardening!

Backyard Homestead Tour August 2024

Come tour our backyard garden and get a look at how we feed our family from our suburban homestead. We are slowly turning this typical backyard into an organic oasis of abundance, and I’d love to take you along to see how we’re getting creative with our space to increase production. This year has been a series of mishaps and heartbreaks, but we are learning a lot and I’d love to have you along for the ride!

How to Harvest and Dry Herbs for Winter

Harvest and dry herbs with me! In this video I take you along in the garden with me as I harvest and dry many of our perennial herbs for storage and use over the winter. I love eating my herbs fresh in the summer, but drying herbs has been a game changer in my kitchen! I’d love to hear: what are your favorite herbs to grow for storage herbal teas??

How We Built Arched Trellises to Expand Our Growing Space

Come along with us as we extend our growing space with vertical gardening using arched trellises. We built 7 DIY arched trellises using cattle panels in less than 2 hours, and it was so simple!

We used 16’ cattle panels from a local farm store, 4’ t-posts, and zip ties and the effect in the garden is simply stunning. Aside from adding interest to our garden design, beauty and space for David Austen climbing roses, these DIY trellises allow us to grow vertically, adding nearly 200 square feet to our growing space!

That is a HUGE deal when we are trying to grow all our own food in our 1/3 acre backyard homestead! We were able to get all the supplies for under $50 per trellis in 2024, making them by far the largest and cheapest options we could find. We hope you enjoy our video on how to build diy arched trellises, and get some valuable tips and tricks and ideas of how else you might use cattle panels to build cucumber trellises, tomato trellises, melon trellises, squash trellises, pumpkin trellises and more!

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