Garden Essentials

A few handy tools can make gardening a whole lot easier, especially when you’re working with a short northern growing season! Here you’ll find some of our favorite gardening essentials, from plant supports to practical tools that help keep your garden growing strong.

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Green Metal Plant Supports

These LEOBRO Green Metal Plant Supports help keep peonies and other bushy perennials upright as their flowers become heavy. The green metal stakes blend into garden foliage, providing extra support without taking attention away from the blooms. The six-piece set can be arranged to fit different plants.

Seed Starting Trays

Black seed starting trays with clear humidity domes and young vegetable seedlings on a sunny indoor gardening table, surrounded by seed packets and gardening supplies.

These Gardzen Seed Starter Trays make it easy to get a head start on the growing season. The five-piece set includes 200 planting cells, drainage trays, and clear humidity domes with adjustable vents. They’re a practical option for starting vegetables, herbs, and flowers indoors, especially when spring takes its sweet time arriving!

LED Grow Light Stand

Adjustable LED grow light stand illuminating tomato, pepper, basil, and lettuce seedlings in a seed-starting tray on a wooden table, with gardening supplies and a snowy window in the background.

This FOXGARDEN LED Grow Light Stand is a practical option for starting seeds indoors when natural sunlight is limited. It features adjustable height, six brightness settings, and a built-in timer to help keep seedlings growing under consistent light. The freestanding design fits nicely over seed-starting trays without requiring shelves or a complicated setup.

Seedling Heat Mat

VIVOSUN seedling heat mat beneath a tray of tomato, pepper, basil, and lettuce seedlings on a wooden table, surrounded by gardening supplies with a snowy landscape outside.

This VIVOSUN Seedling Heat Mat provides gentle warmth from below to help warm-season seeds germinate. Its waterproof design fits neatly beneath a standard seed-starting tray, making it a handy addition when starting tomatoes, peppers, and other heat-loving plants indoors. Especially useful when your northern spring is still looking a lot like winter!