Whether you’re a brand new gardener or a seasoned pro, the right tools and supplies can save you time and money so that you can grow your best garden ever. More food, more flowers, less headache!
Here are the tools, supplies, and sources that I personally use to grow a happy, healthy and uber-productive garden year round.
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SEED SOURCES
Botanical Interests
Ferry-Morse
Johnny’s Seeds
Baker Creek Seeds
TomatoFest
Burpee
SEED STARTING
Gardzen Seed Tray Kits
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$18.99
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Miracle-Gro Cactus Mix Potting Soil
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$10.38
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Fine Grade Horticultural Vermiculite
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$8.97
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LED Tube Lights for Seed-Starting
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$69.99
This is our number one recommended lighting system for seed-starting. The tubes are feather-light and produce very bright light that young seedlings need to thrive. We also love that the lights can be linked together saving precious outlet space.
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Seedfactor Heat Mat for Seed Starting
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$10.99
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Oscillating Fan
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$41.98
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1 Gallon Watering Can
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$13.57
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STAEDTLER Garden Pen
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$7.35
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12/21/2024 01:42 am GMT
KINGLAKE Plant Tags
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$18.99
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12-Cell Seed Starter Kit with Humidity Dome (10 Pack)
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$18.99
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My Pick
Ferry-Morse Pro-Hex Seed Starting Tray
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$7.48
My favorite all-purpose seed-starting tray. Works for most vegetables and flowers.
24-Cell Grow Trays with Humidity Dome (10 Pack)
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$26.99
Well-constructed 3-piece set for larger vegetables and flowers.
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GARDEN TOOLS
Ultra Snip Pruning Shear with Stainless Steel Blades
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Dramm Rain Wand
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$34.59
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Felco Classic Hand Pruner
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$62.46
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Shade Cloth
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$28.99
Shade cloth is an essential supply in our garden shed. We use it to protect tender seedlings while hardening off, and to protect plants from the brutal Texas summer heat. Shade cloth can reduce ambient temperatures by as much as 15 degrees.
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GARDENING BOOKS
The New Seed-Starters Handbook
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$16.19
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The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible
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$13.89
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12/20/2024 11:04 pm GMT
The Well-Tended Perennial Garden
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$22.49
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Encyclopedia of Healing Foods
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$25.60
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12/20/2024 11:50 pm GMT
Cool Flowers: How to Grow and Enjoy Long-Blooming Hardy Annual Flowers Using Cool Weather Techniques
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$17.90
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12/20/2024 11:55 pm GMT
The Southerner’s Cookbook: Recipes, Wisdom, and Stories
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$28.44
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Vegetable Love
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$18.63
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12/21/2024 01:14 am GMT
The Renee’s Garden Cookbook
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$2.58
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Fallscaping: Extending Your Garden Season into Autumn
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$13.28
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The Plant Propagator’s Bible: A Step-by-Step Guide to Propagating Every Plant in Your Garden
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$13.29
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Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden: Grow, Harvest, and Arrange Stunning Seasonal Blooms
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$18.04
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AMENDMENTS
Happy Frog by FoxFarm
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$18.90
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Grow Big by FoxFarm
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$13.49
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12/21/2024 02:55 am GMT
Texas Tomato Food
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$42.20
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12/21/2024 01:19 am GMT
Organic Flower-Tone Blossom Booster
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$13.22
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Happy Frog Fruit and Flower Organic Fertilizer
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