Cool New Garden Gadgets

Tried and true gardening tools and some new ones, too!

I love to garden, and there are a few tools that I just cannot do without, and I wanted to share a few with you guys, and see if you had used them as well, or if you had other tools that you love to use. The first thing is something I have just recently discovered; GreenJeans! No, its not an eco-friendly thing, although the laundry its saving me from doing is. Very eco-friendly! They are basically nylon coveralls that are easy to put on over your jeans and stay in place! They keep your clothes from getting destroyed (no more gross, half-destroyed jeans saved especially for the garden!) and they are very durable and have yet to tear for me. They even have built in knee pads that do not shift or move when you are working! Did I mention they are machine washable?

Next is something I have used for awhile, the CobraHead. It gets out those really deep weeds and even works on sidewalks! When you need the same strength in a tool but with less precision, the Kombi is terrific. It is like a trowel or a shovel, but it works wonders when you are digging up impossiblly strong roots or rocky soil.

Has anyone else used the Espoma All-Natural Weed Preventer? It is a corn gluten product that is totally safe, even around your dog and cat or your kids! It also adds nitrogen to the soil, naturally greening your lawn while preventing weeds. There are other generic brands that are also corn gluten based, but I have not tried them yet. Has anyone else tried them? I am wondering if they really work just as well.

Finally, my friend just discovered this fun tool, and I am debating whether or not I will try it too. Has anyone else used the Wingscapes BirdCam before? The camera is motion-activated and is waterproof. You can set it up to take video or stills. You just mount it near your bird feeder or birdbath and it can take really high-resolution pictures! Too fun!