Vivosun Seedling Heat Mat (2-pack)
Vivosun Seedling Heat Mat (2-pack) Seeds failing to germinate leads many ambitious gardeners to throw in the towel and just buy started plants (not that there is anything wrong with that). Insufficient soil temperature is the number one reason that seeds take too long (or completely fail) to germinate. Very few seeds need light […]
42-Watt Barrina 4′ LED Grow Light (6-pack)
42-Watt Barrina 4′ LED Grow Light (6-pack) Insufficient light is the number one reason that people fail at starting plants from seeds. They buy fresh seeds, use the correct seed starting medium, provide sufficient water, and before you know it, the seeds have germinated and they think they’re off to the races. After only […]
Nisaku Hori Hori Weeding & Digging Knife
Nisaku Hori Hori Weeding & Digging Knife Is it a knife? A garden trowel? A pair of scissors? A cultivator? Yes. This is one of those elusive multi-use tools that actually does each individual task as well as a single-use tool. As a market gardener, my time is money. If I misplaced my current […]
Miracle Gro Complete Guide to Trees and Shrubs
Miracle-Gro Complete Guide to Trees and Shrubs I’ll come right out and say it – I love trees. One of the key selling points for the property my wife and I purchased was the abundance of mature trees. There are several oaks and sycamores that are at least 100 years old, as well as maples, […]
Luster Leaf Rapiclip 6-Inch Garden Plant Labels
Luster Leaf Rapiclip 6-Inch Garden Plant Labels The best advice I can give someone who is starting seeds for the first time is to a.) keep detailed records so you can make adjustments the following year, and b.) label all your seedlings, especially if you are growing more than one variety. It will be […]
Goody’s Extra Strength Headache Powder
Goody’s Extra Strength Headache Powder If you’ve spent any time at all working in your garden in the heat of day, you know how quickly a headache can come on. My sister introduced me to Goody’s several Christmases ago when I was visiting family in Pennsylvania and experienced a severe and prolonged headache, which is […]
Tapatío Hot Sauce
Tapatío Hot Sauce I like hot things, but I want to still be able to taste my food through the heat. Tapatío is my favorite hot sauce because of how it balances flavor with heat. When my wife and I go out for Mexican, I usually ask for a side of the house hot sauce […]
Whole Earth Sweetener Packets
Whole Earth Sweetener Packets With zero sugar and zero calories, Whole Earth sweetener has been one of my best food finds in the past couple of years. My typical weekday breakfast is plain Greek yogurt with granola and chia seeds. I prefer the taste of vanilla yogurt, but unfortunately it adds about 18 grams of […]
Flavacol Popcorn Seasoning Salt
Flavacol Popcorn Seasoning Salt How do movie theaters make their popcorn taste so much better than the popcorn we make at home in the microwave when the kernels themselves are exactly the same? It’s time you learn about Flavacol – the “secret sauce” of the theater business. Flavacol is a butter-flavored seasoning salt made of […]
CuteKing Weighted Blanket
CuteKing Weighted Blanket When I think about racking out, I think of the sleep I used to get before I bought this weighted blanket and the sleep I’ve gotten ever since. It sounds like hyperbole, but this blanket has been one of the best personal care purchases I’ve ever made. One of my favorite things […]