Gadgets to make summer watering easier
HANNAH STEPHENSON
HYDROVEG KIT,
HydroVeg kits, pictured right, use 70% less water than normal gardening, and your plants are thought to grow 30% faster.
The kit looks like enclosed guttering and winds down to different levels, housing small pots for veg. They’re watered via a reservoir and pump. Available in two sizes, the Maxi has space to grow up to 120 plants, while the
Midi can grow up to 72. The kit includes nine months worth of nutrients, a how to and maintenance guide, and seedlings advice.
SARAH RAVEN SELFEXTENDABLE HOSE IN A BAG WITH HANGER,
The extendable lightweight hose, inset right, can stretch from 8.5m to 25m, with three jet settings, so is ideal for small gardens. When you’ve finished, it can be bagged to hang up neatly.
BOSCH GARDENPUMP 18 CORDLESS RAINWATER PUMP,
This pump from Bosch which sits inside your rainwater tank, is operated by an 18V battery that remains in a splash-proof control unit you can affix to a nearby wall, or over the outside of the tank.
With a tap for standard garden hose couplings, just attach your regular hose and water up to a range of 25m. There’s power enough to water hanging baskets too, at heights of up to 2m.
Designed by a soil scientist with 30 years of gardening experience, these RHS award-winning planters are ideal for growing in small spaces, or on terraces and balconies.
The raised planters come with a drip irrigation system – all you do is connect a hose to the attachment on the side of the planter. Alternatively, you can invest in an Ergrownomics automatic irrigation system.
The models come in five sizes, six container colours (including one made from 100% recycled polymer), two frame finishes and three leg heights.