Bugs have generally not been something that people want but the Earth needs them for a variety of reason and with the loss of green spaces and more pesticides, we’re losing these six and more legged creatures. You can help give them a home with some tweaks to your own garden.
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Tough Houseplants – start here if you want to garden but have a black thumb
Adding a little green to your household or office can really brighten things up around the place. Plus they freshen the air if you get enough of them going. What’s that you say? You don’t exactly have a green thumb? No worries, here’s a handy list of really hard to kill house plants.
Read MoreUrban Gardner – make sure you plants stay watered
The hardest thing about growing any sort of plant life? Keeping it watered. Too much water, plant is dead, get busy and forget to water it for a week, the plant is dead. Thankfully technology is there for you and your plants. The Urban Gardner is a self watering plant box designed for people who don’t have a lot of space.
Read MoreTotal Garden – the perfect starter kit for stretching your green thumb
There are benefits to gardening besides the possibility for fresh produce. The practice is relaxing and can help some people destress and feel more grounded. If you don’t know where to even start with the whole process, the Total Garden is a kit that will give you what you need to get started.
Read MoreTertill – the weed whacking robot
Gardening would be awesome if it weren’t so much work. Specifically all of the weeding that needs to be done. Planting is exciting, harvesting is exciting, weeding is awful. Delegate it to a robot helper with the Tertill, the solar powered weeder.
Read MoreNaturezap – kill weeds with the power of light
Getting rid of weeds can be a very annoying process. Either you pull them, spend hours in the heat wacking them, or drown your lawn in poison. If none of these options appeal to you, try the Naturezap, the wand that kills weeds with the power of light.
Read MoreBritish Horticulturist Bee House – attract some beneficial new tenants into your yard
You’ve probably heard that the bees are in trouble out there. If you want to help them but you’re not really into turning into a full blown bee keeper just yet, check out the British Horticulturist Bee House, the little bee hotel you can install in your yard.
Read MoreHUI! – don’t plant blindly this spring
Urban homesteading is a whole movement but its core is just a desire to be more sustainable. You may not be able to keep chickens and a compost pile but with the smallest space you can at least grow your own food. The HUI is a connected device to help you be a better gardener.
Read MoreBiopod – simplify life with your scaly friends
We talk a lot about dogs and cats here but what about our Herpetoculture enthusiasts? Can they not have tech for their reptilian and amphibian pets as well? The Biopod is the connected solution for the habitat needs of the cold blooded set.
Read MoreZeroSoil Mini Indoor Garden – it waters itself so you don’t have to
Plants are wonderful. Until you forget to water them. Then they just sort of turn brown and dry. The ZeroSoil Mini Indoor Garden is a self-watering planter that will brighten your poor gray workplace.
Read MoreEasy Shovel makes for effortless snow, sand or dirt shovelling
This Easy Shovel accessory is one of those innovative gadgets that immediately makes you say, ‘if it works as good as it seems, why don’t shovel makers offer it as a default accessory?’ The adjustable strap is attached to the shaft of a conventional shovel via a Velcro collar, and you then use the strap to gain extra leverage and so save yourself from back pain when you’re shovelling dirt, sand, snow or whatever. Sometimes the simple ideas are the best? The little gidget…
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