Hey A few of you have asked for the amazon links for these. Here they are, if you use these I get a small reward from amazon (apparently). If you can find it cheaper just buy it somewhere else though :) Zlyss Garlic Press - amzn.to/3NKbztG Grow Bags - amzn.to/3UtkFi9 Heat Mat With Temp Probe - amzn.to/4hgJLKK Mini Sickle - amzn.to/4eXVvAg Salad Spinner - amzn.to/48rWWVb
Two thing I would add that were a lifesaver in my garden. 1) a wheelbarrow to move stuff (soil, leaves, trimmings, bricks, etc) around the yard, and 2) a large, 4-tine spading fork (SO much easier than your typical spade/shovel for loosening/turning over soil, compost, etc.)
what I found better than a wheel barrow, was the four-wheeled garden carts (gorilla carts). Much easier to use, and holds almost as much as a barrow. There was a larger size when I bought mine, kind of which I had spent the extra, but the smaller one is very handy (and easier for the oldies).
With respect to all of RUclips's many great gardeners, *this* was perhaps the most 'straightforwardly practical' advice video I have ever seen. Entirely delightful. *Thank you*.
Thanks so much for being an Australian based gardening channel with guide videos. For ages i have loved Epic Gardening, but one thing that sucks is how theyre northern hemisphere so everything is out by 6 months, and the products are different. I love that you can recommend something from Kmart and Bunnings, and I know exactly how i can get the same one too!
I spent years doing the northern to southern hemisphere math. And working out what we can grow in what seasons. I woke up one day and realised I could probably actually help some people who hadn't yet worked that all out. And Culinary Garden was born 🌞
Howdy @@CulinaryGarden1, greetings from Texas! We are lucky to have two growing seasons here, and while growing zones generally went up one (later/earlier first/last frost dates I think), but latter part of year has been trending towards colder. Drought has been an issue during the warmer months. All a bit of a conundrum balancing drought/heat/cold tolerant plants, and did I mention we get flooding monsoons for a month or two. Anyway, point is I appreciate seeing what y’all are doing down under; always something to learn, and might pick something up we hadn’t thought of over here! 🤠👍
@@CulinaryGarden1 sorry, just realized my comment didn’t articulate what I actually wanted to empathize. With climatic/regional changes, I’m looking at various plant species that can tolerate the weather changes we’ve been experiencing. So, I’m looking at tropical, desert, and even wet-land varieties. Thanks.
Wow, you still have a Kmart 🎉. For many it’s a nostalgia thing in US. Agree about the Epic thing because I’m in the northern zone of US and we can’t grow gardens at the same time either. Although it’s not a 6 mos difference it’s not as long of growing season.
Hammer and sickle joke was great! Actually laughed out loud😂 I taught in former East Germany last year and made a hammer and sickle joke... none of the teenagers got it😅
I've found having a flexible plastic bucket with handles (flexi-tub?) really helps. From toting around soil, to weeding, to bottom watering a plant until I have time to plant it in the garden. I use mine most days.
Thank you, so great to have an Australian viewpoint, and these practical tips. Although I have to say i've gone the old fashioned way, i put my wet salad stuff to drain in a colander, and then tip into a clean tea towel, step out onto the back porch (directly out from kitchen) and get some arm exercise twirling it as fast as i can, watching the water spin out. I got the idea from Granny on the Beverley Hillbillies, if anybody remembers that. I do have a salad spinner too, but when it's just me, the tea towel does the work with less hassle.
One thing I love is my hori hori. When I go out into the garden I put on my gardening apron and in the front pocket is my fav secateurs and then i have attached the scabbard for my hori hori, kind of a saw/knife digger, and with those two things i have what i need for an amble through the garden doing whatever jumps out at me, harvest, weed, prune, transplant a self sown seedling to a better spot etc. I prefer the hori hori's narrowness for transplanting seedling to the broadness of a hand trowel, plus it is long and sturdy so I can lever up a deep rooted weed, or dig out an annoying rock without worrying that I might bend the handle of a trowel. If i bought again i might get a more quality one as the sawing capability of mine is pretty poor, but I still love it.
The things I use most are 55ltr pots from Bunnings ( my entire movable garden is in maybe... 25 or 30 of them), a flexi tub for carting, potting, watering, lugging around as I weed etc., a trowel, and that black plastic sturdy mesh for making a trellis? I cut circles out of it that fit the tops of my pots, cut holes in for my plants, and hold them down with a small rock or a tent peg. Stops birds and dogs from scratching the soil out of the pots, or scratching up seedlings, & prevents mulch from blowing away. I layer dead soil, prunings, and kitchen scraps in the pots to rejuvinate the soil instead of having a compost heap; works great, and the mesh circles keep varmints out of my composting pots, too. PS that mesh makes for the BEST cat tunnel, too! 🙂
I buy steel reo rod . Comes in 6 m lengths . I got 6 & cut them into 2 m & 1 m bits gave them a coat of paint & have usedthem for YEARS .All still good. Also concrete mesh to make arches to grow peas beans tomatoes etc cot longways . Makes harvest easier . In summer you can grow lettice etd under them so they are not in the belting sun
I'd add a hori-hori knife. It's super versatile, with a cutting edge on one side and a toothed-edge on the other. Get one that's entirely stainless steel from tip to hilt, with a wood handle formed over the hilt. It has depth markings on the blade, so is great for planting seedlings. I use mine every single day. Once I buried it in a large planting. Found it TWO YEARS later with no damage and it's back in service along with its replacement. Now I paint tool handles blaze orange and gather up all tools at day's end.
I concur. Hori-hori is my number one tool. Extremely versatile and will replace many other tools permanently. (Great for digging as well) For beginning gardeners, forget the trowel and grab a hori-hori. I bought a rather basic one over 15 years ago and it’s still the most heavily used tool along with a pair of steel Japanese pruning/Bonsai shears which hold an edge incredibly well and are easy to sharpen
New Aussie sub here. Old age and bad health keeps me out of the garden so I do it vicariously via YT. I like your suggestions, especially the bamboo stakes. Bamboo is truly a versatile plant, useful for everything from clothing to buildings to toilet paper. Thank you for these suggestions. Enjoy spring!
In my world salad spinners and garlic crushers are kitchen tools, but apart from that I just invested in a horihori and I'm totally sold. It's like a runcible trowel all-in-one weeding, planting and chopping tool.
Hay band/Baling twine. Doesn't stretch, lasts forever & because of the colours, easily spotted amongst the green. Use for tying bamboo stakes together, attaching plants to supports, threading through the holes in the star pickets to make a Florida Weave for your tomatoes.... Everything!
If you think that garlic crusher is good, try the OXO Good Grip. You won’t want to use another one again! Also, much respect for putting your audience first and not being a sell out at every chance. Thank you
The handiest garden tool I have is a 12-ish inch branch I cut off a sycamore tree and sharpened to a flat point. It gets used for weeding and making hole to plant seedlings.
I had one of those metal watering cans. The head rusted off in a little over a year. Had a more gentle shower than the blue plastic one but that’s all I’ve got at the moment. And 100% agree with the pressure sprayer. One thing I’d recommend is a work bench of some kind to save your back. I just use a fold out camping table cause I don’t have much space.
I've been considering a gardening bench. I've picked up some free pallets and am trying to figure out how I want it. I used Thompson's Water Seal on them and set it up on cinder blocks. That is a good "make-do" for now.
My experience matches yours. By storing it out of direct sun, my blue plastic watering can has easily outlasted the metal one I had which also cost more. Additionally, I unclip the front of the shower nozzle to allow pouring as was demonstrated for the metal watering can.
This past summer, I found those bamboo sticks at a local discount store for 0.99 cents, (pack of 6). Needless to say, I now have about a hundred of them and they are, indeed, one of my most used tools in my garden.
Something I'd add as an absolute must-have, especially if you have bad joints/general health issues is a two-legged stool that has a built-in cushion underneath the seat. No idea what they are called in english, but they can be used as seating when weeding or they can be flipped and you can rest your knees on the cushion if you need to be closer to the ground. A godsend for anyone with bad knees.
Plastic tubs - always have one beside me in the garden for collecting weeds and prunings to take to the compost. This way weeding becomes ‘harvesting’ for the compost and a positive garden activity rather than a chore.
Leaving a comment because it helps. This video was super helpful. Also love your authenticity & integrity expressed throughout. Thank you for sharing 🙏🏽☺️
Great tips here. Thanks I love my grow bags as an answer to growing my herbs in an unruly bed of mint Also- you’re the first person to suggest a salad spinner as a gardening tool. Top tip 🥳
Comments ahoy! need to see more Aussie gardeners especially ones in the burbs. Those sickle type things are brilliant! Serrated ones are good for dividing thick plants. My favourite tool for gardening is a pick axe with the pointy and flat side. Particularly because I m digging straight into the ground oh and a hoe. Such a good tool for a quick dig of weeds.
You’re right about watering can. They are not all equal. You literally have to try them and see if it is something you can hold and water properly. Additional important items to add: garden gloves, sun hot, knee pad, Japanese digging knife (hori hori).
I have this zyliss garlic crusher and didn't realise this about it! 🥰 And I also have a few smaller garlic bulbs this year, so cheers! Love your honesty around sponsorship offers 👌 Good to know ❤
Thank you. Loved the hammer & sickle! Will buy one of those for my gardener (husband). The watering can issue is always tricky for those of us with tiny hands. It is all about the handle comfort & grip for me.
I'd maybe paint the tops of the T-posts (or rebar if using that) RED or yellow or orange. Something bright so people can be careful around it. That could hurt if they fell on it. I really liked watching your video! So many good comments here too. And I am glad to see you post some Amazon links for the things you actually use and LOVE. One thing that I have found very helpful is a watering wand. The tip has about 5 or so different watering choices. (Most often I use the shower and misting.) And the wand is long to reach up into my hanging plants and lower for my potted plants. I just wish I could find a quality one.
❤ Love my Fiskar's loppers from Bunnings for removing all sorts of things in our new-to-us yard. I'm going to put the mini sickle on my Christmas list 🎉
I grow Tiger Grass hedgerows, and they provide endless skinny bamboo style stakes to build a trellis with.... :) I also grow Weavers Bamboo and Giant Timber Bamboo for construction materials and extra firewood- vegies aren't the only useful plants in the garden!
Glad they're working for you and you use all they produce. Please be cautious growing bamboo of any kind. It's an aggressive grower that can quickly fill a garden area, and beyond. Needs careful containment.
@@cltinturkey Can't buy running Bamboo in my area, or I'd have planters full of it! Black Timor bamboo is too pretty to avoid.... :D The Bamboo's I listed are all clumpers.... :)
@@cltinturkey Interesting... Has a running variety like Moso gotten loose then? Australia is very strict about which plants nurseries can sell, I can't plant invasive species like willow or running bamboos. I would grow some in planter boxes if I could, but we aren't trusted with that responsibility. Oldhamii Bamboo is the most useful plant around in my opinion. It's food, construction material, firewood, privacy screen, wind break and biomass. :)
Shop around for the star pickets (star posts). My local Mitre 10 wasn't too bad for price, I bought bundles of 10 in various sizes, including 1800, this was only last year. Not quite the lifetime purchase, but you will get many years out of them, depending on whether you keep pulling them up or a more permanent installation. At Mitre 10 they are calling them 'steel posts' on their website. But have heard other names like T-posts, Y-posts etc.
If you are somebody who is trying to grow trees as part of your garden, I highly recommend tree watering rings for the first year to get them established. Amazon has 6x15gal rings for $40 USD.
Not necessary for a garden in the beginning but splurged for later is a compost sack (essentially a 5 ft jumbo grow bag) so you can turn your fall leaves into compost and some way to grind down leaves to use as mulch. There are dedicated leaf grinders or you can use a string trimmer in a metal can. Both deal changers in feeding your garden soil.
I own an Opinell pocket knife and it is easily one of my favorites. Simple, elegant, sharp, don't need much more than that. I will definitely get their pruner.
firstly, awesome vid :) loved it, thank you side note, you mentioned your star post / picket was about $30 each, if you go to a produce store they come in 10 packs, will save alot if you want several. 1.8m will set you back between $8-$12 a post depending on the store 2.4m will set you back between $10-$15 a post depending on the store im a farmer and buy these in lots of 50, so at that volume every dollarydoo counts hope this helps :) cheers :)
Totally agree with you on the garlic press. I have been using the same one for years and all I do is cut the tops and bottom off and press. Works every time.
8:00 I prefer planting those small garlic cloves to grow garlic greens all year round. Cut the leaves off the growth from those small cloves, don't bother pulling the bulbs they will be small because the clove was small. The greens give a delicate garlic flavour and add fibre to the meal - cook lightly, add about a minute before taking off the heat.
You're paying $30 for star pickets? I got a stack of 2.1m black pickets for $11 each from a place called ANP metals. I think they have outlets in most states. Reo bar is even cheaper and works well too.
I've been gardening for 15+ years, and would probably come up with roughly the same list you did. So, it's a good list. I would make a small exception to growbags; they dry out very quickly and I much rather prefer pots. The salad spinner is a good idea, need to get one...
Hori Hori knife! Use it for really tough weeds and roots. Also, for loosening soil around potted plants that I want to divide or bump up to a larger pot size.
The only thing i use the watering can you hate for is bottom-watering my African Violets. Otherwise it's utterly useless. I tried grow bags but unfortunately they dry out far too quickly where we are in the tropics. Once folks have decided that gardening is the hobby for them, I'd thoroughly recommend a good brand of secateurs. I use Felco, and they are brilliant. Pretty expensive compared to many brands, but every single part is replaceable. They will last a lifetime! Love the local(ish) content of your channel 😊.
😝 I love this video after years of mistakes I agree totally!! However my addition to this is a Japanese weeding tool. It’s a life saver cost 15-30 bucks and saved me so much headache
Thank you for your gardening knowledge. More importantly🎉, thank you for not succumbing to company's & their bad products and then passing it on to your viewers. I really appreciate that! And, I've subscribed to your channel. ( i have watched other influencer s, who will push any product, to make a buck; and i buy such product, only to find out its complete garbage. Pisses me off)!
I don't know what the situation for it in Australia is . But in America I've bought all my Opinels from their official US website. I like the consistent pricing and selection alongside the accountability factor. You can also have most Opinels personalized (inscription).
Sign up for an Amazon associate account and start linking those products in your description. There are a couple of things that you mentioned that I am going to buy and would be happy to use your links to get them.
Loving the suggestions thank you. What was the structure around your bed when you were recommending the felt pots? Looks like it would be a useful addition to keep plants from flipping over!
There have been a few comments re: watering cans. I love the metal one, but the reviews on the Bunnings page are pretty bad. Many have said that they rust out too quickly. Mine is going okay one year on, but I don't leave water sitting in it and make sure it's kept out of the weather (which is a hassle when you have ADHD & don't wanna be that careful). It has a large opening, so it is easy to sit it on the ground, under a tap to fill it. I also have large tubs that I leave out when it's raining/ storming & these cans fill up fast when dipped into the water. However, they are a bit heavier than the plastic ones, so I tend to use the plastic ones if I'm doing a lot of watering. My perfect watering can would be one that lasts in the weather, has a detachable shower head & has a large opening at the top.
Hey A few of you have asked for the amazon links for these. Here they are, if you use these I get a small reward from amazon (apparently). If you can find it cheaper just buy it somewhere else though :)
Zlyss Garlic Press - amzn.to/3NKbztG
Grow Bags - amzn.to/3UtkFi9
Heat Mat With Temp Probe - amzn.to/4hgJLKK
Mini Sickle - amzn.to/4eXVvAg
Salad Spinner - amzn.to/48rWWVb
Two thing I would add that were a lifesaver in my garden. 1) a wheelbarrow to move stuff (soil, leaves, trimmings, bricks, etc) around the yard, and 2) a large, 4-tine spading fork (SO much easier than your typical spade/shovel for loosening/turning over soil, compost, etc.)
definitely a wheelbarrow!
what I found better than a wheel barrow, was the four-wheeled garden carts (gorilla carts). Much easier to use, and holds almost as much as a barrow. There was a larger size when I bought mine, kind of which I had spent the extra, but the smaller one is very handy (and easier for the oldies).
With respect to all of RUclips's many great gardeners, *this* was perhaps the most 'straightforwardly practical' advice video I have ever seen. Entirely delightful. *Thank you*.
Thanks so much for being an Australian based gardening channel with guide videos. For ages i have loved Epic Gardening, but one thing that sucks is how theyre northern hemisphere so everything is out by 6 months, and the products are different. I love that you can recommend something from Kmart and Bunnings, and I know exactly how i can get the same one too!
I spent years doing the northern to southern hemisphere math. And working out what we can grow in what seasons. I woke up one day and realised I could probably actually help some people who hadn't yet worked that all out. And Culinary Garden was born 🌞
Howdy @@CulinaryGarden1, greetings from Texas!
We are lucky to have two growing seasons here, and while growing zones generally went up one (later/earlier first/last frost dates I think), but latter part of year has been trending towards colder. Drought has been an issue during the warmer months.
All a bit of a conundrum balancing drought/heat/cold tolerant plants, and did I mention we get flooding monsoons for a month or two. Anyway, point is I appreciate seeing what y’all are doing down under; always something to learn, and might pick something up we hadn’t thought of over here! 🤠👍
@@CulinaryGarden1 sorry, just realized my comment didn’t articulate what I actually wanted to empathize.
With climatic/regional changes, I’m looking at various plant species that can tolerate the weather changes we’ve been experiencing. So, I’m looking at tropical, desert, and even wet-land varieties.
Thanks.
Wow, you still have a Kmart 🎉. For many it’s a nostalgia thing in US. Agree about the Epic thing because I’m in the northern zone of US and we can’t grow gardens at the same time either. Although it’s not a 6 mos difference it’s not as long of growing season.
Hammer and sickle joke was great! Actually laughed out loud😂
I taught in former East Germany last year and made a hammer and sickle joke... none of the teenagers got it😅
Leaving a comment cos you asked and cos that hammer and sickle joke isnt getting near enough attention 😂
Yes, always nice to see the people owning the means of production. 😅
Got a chuckle out of that one 😂
😂 had a laugh at the sickle & hammer joke
Lol!!!
I lol'd.
I've found having a flexible plastic bucket with handles (flexi-tub?) really helps. From toting around soil, to weeding, to bottom watering a plant until I have time to plant it in the garden. I use mine most days.
Me too, only the handles break too often...
Thank you, so great to have an Australian viewpoint, and these practical tips. Although I have to say i've gone the old fashioned way, i put my wet salad stuff to drain in a colander, and then tip into a clean tea towel, step out onto the back porch (directly out from kitchen) and get some arm exercise twirling it as fast as i can, watching the water spin out. I got the idea from Granny on the Beverley Hillbillies, if anybody remembers that. I do have a salad spinner too, but when it's just me, the tea towel does the work with less hassle.
Lovely, I will try that.
One thing I love is my hori hori. When I go out into the garden I put on my gardening apron and in the front pocket is my fav secateurs and then i have attached the scabbard for my hori hori, kind of a saw/knife digger, and with those two things i have what i need for an amble through the garden doing whatever jumps out at me, harvest, weed, prune, transplant a self sown seedling to a better spot etc. I prefer the hori hori's narrowness for transplanting seedling to the broadness of a hand trowel, plus it is long and sturdy so I can lever up a deep rooted weed, or dig out an annoying rock without worrying that I might bend the handle of a trowel. If i bought again i might get a more quality one as the sawing capability of mine is pretty poor, but I still love it.
The things I use most are 55ltr pots from Bunnings ( my entire movable garden is in maybe... 25 or 30 of them), a flexi tub for carting, potting, watering, lugging around as I weed etc., a trowel, and that black plastic sturdy mesh for making a trellis? I cut circles out of it that fit the tops of my pots, cut holes in for my plants, and hold them down with a small rock or a tent peg. Stops birds and dogs from scratching the soil out of the pots, or scratching up seedlings, & prevents mulch from blowing away. I layer dead soil, prunings, and kitchen scraps in the pots to rejuvinate the soil instead of having a compost heap; works great, and the mesh circles keep varmints out of my composting pots, too.
PS that mesh makes for the BEST cat tunnel, too! 🙂
I buy steel reo rod . Comes in 6 m lengths . I got 6 & cut them into 2 m & 1 m bits gave them a coat of paint & have usedthem for YEARS .All still good. Also concrete mesh to make arches to grow peas beans tomatoes etc cot longways . Makes harvest easier . In summer you can grow lettice etd under them so they are not in the belting sun
Absolutely worth its money
I'd add a hori-hori knife. It's super versatile, with a cutting edge on one side and a toothed-edge on the other. Get one that's entirely stainless steel from tip to hilt, with a wood handle formed over the hilt. It has depth markings on the blade, so is great for planting seedlings. I use mine every single day. Once I buried it in a large planting. Found it TWO YEARS later with no damage and it's back in service along with its replacement. Now I paint tool handles blaze orange and gather up all tools at day's end.
I concur. Hori-hori is my number one tool. Extremely versatile and will replace many other tools permanently. (Great for digging as well) For beginning gardeners, forget the trowel and grab a hori-hori. I bought a rather basic one over 15 years ago and it’s still the most heavily used tool along with a pair of steel Japanese pruning/Bonsai shears which hold an edge incredibly well and are easy to sharpen
Great idea to paint the handles orange! Some of my tools have yellow handles and I do appreciate that.
New Aussie sub here. Old age and bad health keeps me out of the garden so I do it vicariously via YT. I like your suggestions, especially the bamboo stakes. Bamboo is truly a versatile plant, useful for everything from clothing to buildings to toilet paper. Thank you for these suggestions. Enjoy spring!
In my world salad spinners and garlic crushers are kitchen tools, but apart from that I just invested in a horihori and I'm totally sold. It's like a runcible trowel all-in-one weeding, planting and chopping tool.
I've been looking at the HoriHori too
I'm super keen to see your video about your bird net covers!
Hay band/Baling twine. Doesn't stretch, lasts forever & because of the colours, easily spotted amongst the green. Use for tying bamboo stakes together, attaching plants to supports, threading through the holes in the star pickets to make a Florida Weave for your tomatoes.... Everything!
A flooring knife is similar to the sickle and costs a few bucks.
I used the frame from a camping chair to support a very large tomato plant
If you think that garlic crusher is good, try the OXO Good Grip. You won’t want to use another one again! Also, much respect for putting your audience first and not being a sell out at every chance. Thank you
Oxo is definitely a good version
The handiest garden tool I have is a 12-ish inch branch I cut off a sycamore tree and sharpened to a flat point. It gets used for weeding and making hole to plant seedlings.
I absolutely love finding advice that confirms my experience and also gives me great ideas that solve problems I've had for a long time.
That hammer and sickle funny 🤣 good job 👏🏼
I had one of those metal watering cans. The head rusted off in a little over a year. Had a more gentle shower than the blue plastic one but that’s all I’ve got at the moment.
And 100% agree with the pressure sprayer.
One thing I’d recommend is a work bench of some kind to save your back. I just use a fold out camping table cause I don’t have much space.
I've been considering a gardening bench. I've picked up some free pallets and am trying to figure out how I want it. I used Thompson's Water Seal on them and set it up on cinder blocks. That is a good "make-do" for now.
My experience matches yours. By storing it out of direct sun, my blue plastic watering can has easily outlasted the metal one I had which also cost more. Additionally, I unclip the front of the shower nozzle to allow pouring as was demonstrated for the metal watering can.
With you on the camping table. I have had a Lifetime one (Bunnings) and it has lasted outside for years.
Thanks for the tips! Love that you will only spruik things that are tried and tested. Would love a video on the hoops, please!
This past summer, I found those bamboo sticks at a local discount store for 0.99 cents, (pack of 6). Needless to say, I now have about a hundred of them and they are, indeed, one of my most used tools in my garden.
Something I'd add as an absolute must-have, especially if you have bad joints/general health issues is a two-legged stool that has a built-in cushion underneath the seat. No idea what they are called in english, but they can be used as seating when weeding or they can be flipped and you can rest your knees on the cushion if you need to be closer to the ground. A godsend for anyone with bad knees.
Plastic tubs - always have one beside me in the garden for collecting weeds and prunings to take to the compost. This way weeding becomes ‘harvesting’ for the compost and a positive garden activity rather than a chore.
Leaving a comment because it helps. This video was super helpful. Also love your authenticity & integrity expressed throughout. Thank you for sharing 🙏🏽☺️
Great tips here. Thanks
I love my grow bags as an answer to growing my herbs in an unruly bed of mint
Also- you’re the first person to suggest a salad spinner as a gardening tool. Top tip 🥳
I love that this isn’t a veiled ad for buying products through you, like so many RUclipsrs do.
Comments ahoy! need to see more Aussie gardeners especially ones in the burbs.
Those sickle type things are brilliant! Serrated ones are good for dividing thick plants. My favourite tool for gardening is a pick axe with the pointy and flat side. Particularly because I m digging straight into the ground oh and a hoe. Such a good tool for a quick dig of weeds.
You’re right about watering can. They are not all equal. You literally have to try them and see if it is something you can hold and water properly. Additional important items to add: garden gloves, sun hot, knee pad, Japanese digging knife (hori hori).
I have this zyliss garlic crusher and didn't realise this about it! 🥰 And I also have a few smaller garlic bulbs this year, so cheers! Love your honesty around sponsorship offers 👌 Good to know ❤
Thank you. Loved the hammer & sickle! Will buy one of those for my gardener (husband).
The watering can issue is always tricky for those of us with tiny hands. It is all about the handle comfort & grip for me.
I'd maybe paint the tops of the T-posts (or rebar if using that) RED or yellow or orange. Something bright so people can be careful around it. That could hurt if they fell on it.
I really liked watching your video! So many good comments here too. And I am glad to see you post some Amazon links for the things you actually use and LOVE. One thing that I have found very helpful is a watering wand. The tip has about 5 or so different watering choices. (Most often I use the shower and misting.) And the wand is long to reach up into my hanging plants and lower for my potted plants. I just wish I could find a quality one.
I too had a wand that only lasted a couple of years. I have Hoselink fittings that have been performing well, and I think they might do a wand.
These are such genuinely helpful tips!
thank bro, after watching this video, i know what i need to do to make my garden better
Nice work Comrade 🔥
Leaving a comment because you asked and you're worth it.
Never knew that about the garlic press. Now I must try that with mine. Always hated peeling garlic cloves.
Hands down the best addition to my garden has been using OLLA's
Hi love your videos! I don’t recommend the metal watering can from bunnings. It gets rusty & the sieve like end came off😢
Good video. Nice to have advice that's applicable to us here in New Zealand.
Building my food garden atm. Perfect time to discover your channel. Appreciate the sharp tips. Cheers
your cabbages are gorgeous
❤ Love my Fiskar's loppers from Bunnings for removing all sorts of things in our new-to-us yard.
I'm going to put the mini sickle on my Christmas list 🎉
Good advice. Thank you.
Great points. I couldn’t believe the price short t-posts-$30! I was recently looking at them and had a fit at $5 because I think 7’ are about $6.
Love the humour
I grow Tiger Grass hedgerows, and they provide endless skinny bamboo style stakes to build a trellis with.... :)
I also grow Weavers Bamboo and Giant Timber Bamboo for construction materials and extra firewood- vegies aren't the only useful plants in the garden!
Glad they're working for you and you use all they produce. Please be cautious growing bamboo of any kind. It's an aggressive grower that can quickly fill a garden area, and beyond. Needs careful containment.
@@cltinturkey Can't buy running Bamboo in my area, or I'd have planters full of it!
Black Timor bamboo is too pretty to avoid.... :D
The Bamboo's I listed are all clumpers.... :)
@@EveryoneWhoUsesThisTV It's great they suit your needs and climate. On the east coast of the U.S. it's mostly a nightmare.
@@cltinturkey Interesting...
Has a running variety like Moso gotten loose then?
Australia is very strict about which plants nurseries can sell, I can't plant invasive species like willow or running bamboos.
I would grow some in planter boxes if I could, but we aren't trusted with that responsibility.
Oldhamii Bamboo is the most useful plant around in my opinion. It's food, construction material, firewood, privacy screen, wind break and biomass. :)
Loving this channel, so glad I found you! Very handy info 🤙
My bf planted bamboo when he started his garden years ago. It’s genius because we always have free bamboo stakes!
Fun fact: The "shower head" of a watering can is call the "rose". (Love the video! I liked! I subscribed!)
Great info thanx!
Shop around for the star pickets (star posts). My local Mitre 10 wasn't too bad for price, I bought bundles of 10 in various sizes, including 1800, this was only last year. Not quite the lifetime purchase, but you will get many years out of them, depending on whether you keep pulling them up or a more permanent installation. At Mitre 10 they are calling them 'steel posts' on their website. But have heard other names like T-posts, Y-posts etc.
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It has an insatiable appetite!
Love your ideas :)
Mini sickle looks handy
If you are somebody who is trying to grow trees as part of your garden, I highly recommend tree watering rings for the first year to get them established. Amazon has 6x15gal rings for $40 USD.
thanks. like your video .i'm a new be looking for all the information i can get.
Such great aussie gardening content 👌 thank you!!
Not necessary for a garden in the beginning but splurged for later is a compost sack (essentially a 5 ft jumbo grow bag) so you can turn your fall leaves into compost and some way to grind down leaves to use as mulch. There are dedicated leaf grinders or you can use a string trimmer in a metal can. Both deal changers in feeding your garden soil.
Glad I found you mate!
Well put together. I totally agree with you.
Green thumbs up.
I find a good pair of secateurs an essential item. They will last for years, if cared for.
I have to agree
Great content
Great video and useful tips thanks :)
Omfg that hammer and sickle joke was outstanding! Superb! Truly, superb!
I love the lights to the garage ❤
Some great tips there, thanks.❤
Another very informative video. Thank you.
I love using long pruners, they have so much torque it makes cutting through thick branches so easy.
Thank you comrade
I own an Opinell pocket knife and it is easily one of my favorites. Simple, elegant, sharp, don't need much more than that. I will definitely get their pruner.
firstly, awesome vid :) loved it, thank you
side note, you mentioned your star post / picket was about $30 each,
if you go to a produce store they come in 10 packs, will save alot if you want several.
1.8m will set you back between $8-$12 a post depending on the store
2.4m will set you back between $10-$15 a post depending on the store
im a farmer and buy these in lots of 50, so at that volume every dollarydoo counts
hope this helps :)
cheers :)
I inherited one of those garlic crushers. It's been going strong for many decades now. Quality brand
Just got some loppers at the start of September and I am loving easily cutting through the thicker stuff in my garden
Totally agree with you on the garlic press. I have been using the same one for years and all I do is cut the tops and bottom off and press. Works every time.
Great video, thanks for sharing
8:00 I prefer planting those small garlic cloves to grow garlic greens all year round. Cut the leaves off the growth from those small cloves, don't bother pulling the bulbs they will be small because the clove was small. The greens give a delicate garlic flavour and add fibre to the meal - cook lightly, add about a minute before taking off the heat.
I have the same opinel knife. Definitely worth it
You're paying $30 for star pickets? I got a stack of 2.1m black pickets for $11 each from a place called ANP metals.
I think they have outlets in most states. Reo bar is even cheaper and works well too.
I've been gardening for 15+ years, and would probably come up with roughly the same list you did. So, it's a good list. I would make a small exception to growbags; they dry out very quickly and I much rather prefer pots. The salad spinner is a good idea, need to get one...
Hori Hori knife! Use it for really tough weeds and roots. Also, for loosening soil around potted plants that I want to divide or bump up to a larger pot size.
The only thing i use the watering can you hate for is bottom-watering my African Violets. Otherwise it's utterly useless. I tried grow bags but unfortunately they dry out far too quickly where we are in the tropics. Once folks have decided that gardening is the hobby for them, I'd thoroughly recommend a good brand of secateurs. I use Felco, and they are brilliant. Pretty expensive compared to many brands, but every single part is replaceable. They will last a lifetime! Love the local(ish) content of your channel 😊.
That garlic press is a gamechanger! Greetings from the UK
😝 I love this video after years of mistakes I agree totally!! However my addition to this is a Japanese weeding tool. It’s a life saver cost 15-30 bucks and saved me so much headache
Did the same thing when I got my first sickle 😂
Great video. The plastic watering pot you showed also has removable head so can use for higher flow watering.
Very informative and entertaining at the same time, I always enjoy your videos
Thank you for your gardening knowledge.
More importantly🎉, thank you for not succumbing to company's & their bad products and then passing it on to your viewers. I really appreciate that! And, I've subscribed to your channel.
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I don't know what the situation for it in Australia is . But in America I've bought all my Opinels from their official US website. I like the consistent pricing and selection alongside the accountability factor. You can also have most Opinels personalized (inscription).
Sign up for an Amazon associate account and start linking those products in your description. There are a couple of things that you mentioned that I am going to buy and would be happy to use your links to get them.
Thanks for suggesting this, updated as pinned comment
Thank you
glad I finally found this channel - binge watching now hahahaha - subscribed
Great advice, I started gardening last year and really need all the advice I can get. New subscriber won!
Loving the suggestions thank you.
What was the structure around your bed when you were recommending the felt pots? Looks like it would be a useful addition to keep plants from flipping over!
Jute twine for the bamboo stakes. 🎉
There have been a few comments re: watering cans. I love the metal one, but the reviews on the Bunnings page are pretty bad. Many have said that they rust out too quickly. Mine is going okay one year on, but I don't leave water sitting in it and make sure it's kept out of the weather (which is a hassle when you have ADHD & don't wanna be that careful).
It has a large opening, so it is easy to sit it on the ground, under a tap to fill it. I also have large tubs that I leave out when it's raining/ storming & these cans fill up fast when dipped into the water. However, they are a bit heavier than the plastic ones, so I tend to use the plastic ones if I'm doing a lot of watering.
My perfect watering can would be one that lasts in the weather, has a detachable shower head & has a large opening at the top.
I have that garlic press. It is indeed amazing at pushing all the garlic out while keeping the paper in.