Row by Row Episode 261: OUR TOP 5 FAVORITE PRODUCTS!
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Introduction
We're always excited to share our knowledge when it comes to gardening, whether that be how to control pests and diseases out in the garden, or how to preserve your harvest in the kitchen. Sometimes we also just need to share our top 5 favorite products. We are passionate about gardening and dedicated to helping you grow your own food and have your best garden ever - how can you be successful without knowing some of the items that make us successful? Join us and let's grow together! Get Dirty!
SHEILA'S TOP 5 FAVORITE PRODUCTS
Complete Fermentation Kit
The Complete Fermentation Kit has everything you need to start fermenting your own vegetables today. Includes Pickle Packer Jar Tamper, Pickle Pipe Fermentation Lids, Pickle Pebble Fermentation Weights and Instructional Booklet. Fermented foods are a probiotic food source that’s rich in beneficial bacteria. When consumed, these beneficial bacteria can drastically improve the overall health of your digestive and immune systems. The Complete Fermentation Kit has all the necessary tools to begin fermenting your own food today. You can easily make your own sauerkraut, pickles and carrots from cabbage, cucumbers and other goodies from your garden.
Push Pull Hoe
The Push Pull Hoe is absolutely our favorite hand hoe! With its unique V-shaped design, this garden hoe allows you to weed more effectively and efficiently with a push-pull motion. The Push Pull Hoe has changed the game when it comes to hand weeding. Amish-crafted in Lititz, Pennsylvania, this hoe has quickly become our favorite hand hoe in the garden shed. The V-shaped head allows you to weed with a push-pull motion which is much quicker and more effective than repeatedly lifting and impacting the soil with a traditional hoe. The hardened steel blade is sharpened on both sides which allows you to cut weeds in both forward and backward directions.
Raised Bed Irrigation Kit
Our Raised Bed Irrigation Kit contains everything you need to water your raised bed gardens in the most effective and environmentally friendly way. Drip irrigation allows you to use less water while watering more effectively. This is because you are only placing water directly where your plants need it – at the roots. Because you’re not watering the leaves, disease pressure and pest pressure will be greatly reduced. This kit will support 8 (4 ft. by 8 ft.) raised beds with 4 feet between them.
Garden Fork
This is the best digging fork on the market! The heat-treated steel tines provide superior strength for maximum penetration into the soil with minimal effort. Use the Garden Fork to break ground and cultivate the soil for small garden areas and raised beds. Also works great for incorporating compost into existing garden soil. This tool is a must have for those who grow potatoes. Easily lift red potatoes and sweet potatoes out of the soil for harvest with this digging fork. The comfortable, D-shaped handle and shaft are made of aircraft-quality tubing. The lightweight yet sturdy tubing gives the tool an incredible weight distribution that allows you to do more with less effort.
Hoss Pruning Shears
Our Hoss Pruning Shears are simply the best! Perfect for trimming fruit trees, pruning vegetable and flower plants, and harvesting thick-stemmed vegetables like winter squash or pumpkins. Super-sharp blade with locking aluminum handles, a shock absorption system, and a sap groove to prevent the blade from sticking. Hoss Pruning Shears are the heavy-duty solution to pruning any vegetable plant or fruit tree around your garden or homestead. This Swiss-made design dates back to 1917 and has been a dependable solution for growers for decades. This is the only pair of pruners you will ever need!
GREG'S TOP 5 FAVORITE PRODUCTS
Single Wheel Hoe
The Hoss Single Wheel Hoe is the ultimate garden tool for growing food in your vegetable garden. Save time and energy by using a Wheel Hoe to cultivate and weed your garden. The Wheel Hoe is a time-tested tool that’s been a staple of backyard gardens and market farms for over 100 years. With a universal toolbar that allows you to attach a variety of implements. The Wheel Hoe is the most versatile tool to use in your vegetable garden.
The best way to prevent weeds in your garden is to perform shallow cultivation before they appear. Weed control in a vegetable garden is a preventative practice, not a reactive one. Weeds are easiest to eliminate when they are small and barely visible to the naked eye. With the Wheel Hoe, you can quickly and easily perform shallow cultivation to control and prevent weeds. You’ll never have to worry about putting gasoline in a Hoss Wheel Hoe or keeping the tires inflated.
Single Tine Cultivator
Our Single Tine Cultivator is the perfect tool for weeding close to plants in your vegetable garden. The single 5/8″ wide blade allows you to weed closer to your vegetable crops without damaging the plants. It’s the ideal tool for weeding closely-spaced crops like onions, garlic, carrots, radishes or beets. The steel fingernail is sharpened to a point that allows you to navigate around your garden plants and remove weeds with ease. The Single Tine Cultivator is hand-forged and hand-sharpened by a 4th generation blacksmith in Missouri. The steel fingernail-style blade is tempered and hardened so that it can penetrate the toughest soils without bending or breaking.
Garden Sprayer
The Hoss Garden Sprayer has everything you want in a handheld sprayer. It is the only pump sprayer that is MADE IN THE USA and has a brass wand. It is available in two sizes – 1 gallon and 2 gallon. Both the 1 gallon and 2 gallon sprayer include a 12″ brass wand. The durable container on this pump sprayer is made of a thick polymer that is guaranteed not to dent or cave as a result of pressure changes. The translucent container allows for easy monitoring of fluid levels and the top of the container has a large, funnel-like opening to prevent spills during mixing and cleaning. The 40” chemical resistant spray hose allows you plenty of reach during applications.
Brass Siphon Mixer
The Brass Siphon Mixer is a time-tested, accurate proportioning device designed for small scale growers and gardeners. We use these in our greenhouses to administer fertilizer and provide nutrients to all of our transplants that we start from seed. The Siphon Mixer dispenses fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides and other water soluble chemicals through a hose to the growing area. This is not a cheap, plastic siphon mixer that you may find in the big box stores. Note: Not compatible with hose over 50 feet. This is the only Siphon Mixer that’s made with brass and that’s MADE IN THE USA!
Small Drip Irrigation Kit
Our Small Drip Irrigation Kit contains everything your need to water your vegetable garden in the most effective and environmentally friendly way. Drip irrigation allows you to use less water while watering more effectively. This is because you are only placing water directly where your plants need it – at the roots. Because you’re not watering the leaves, disease pressure and pest pressure will be greatly reduced. You will also have much fewer weeds between rows in your vegetable garden. With overhead watering, many areas of the garden are unnecessarily watered, which results in watering weed seeds and germinating weeds that you don’t want to grow. However, with drip irrigation, you only place water underneath or beside the plants and you don’t water those spaces between rows.