Great New Gardening Gadgets

The wonderful thing about living in the era we do is the technological advancements such as the internet, cell phones, microwaves, and on and on. Vegetable gardening is no different. Science and technology advancements have turned many gardening processes from being back-breaking work to simple tasks that take minutes instead of hours or days. Not to mention giving us gardeners the knowledge and tools to grow ever better vegetables.

The advancement of growing fruits and vegetables is still pushing forward with the introduction of several new gadgets in recent years. These new gadgets can help you keep your garden going all season long.

Personally, I feel there is nothing wrong with trying or using new tools, but a new fandangled gadget should not be used to completely rely on for gardening help. It is hard to replace hands on experience, sharing knowledge with fellow gardeners, reading, and just getting out there and getting dirty.

EasyBloom Plant Sensor

The first new gardening gadget available is the EasyBloom Plant Sensor. The EasyBloom seems to be a very helpful and easy to use device. The EasyBloom comes with a USB port that plugs into your computer. Once you have it set to either record or monitor, just stick it in the soil where you want to plant, with it set in the record mode. You can also place it adjacent to existing plants if you want to monitor them in monitor mode.

The EasyBloom is embedded with sensors that will record such things as temperature, moisture content, and humidity. After 24 hours, you then pull the device up, and plug it back into your computer. Then log in to the EasyBloom website to find out the results. The EasyBloom website boasts a plant library consisting of over 5,000 different plant profiles. The website will then give you suggestions to diagnose what is ailing your plants or what would best be suited for growing in that area.

I have not personally used EasyBloom, but it sounds like a nifty tool to have. It would be very interesting to find out how bad I might be messing up!

For more information on the EasyBloom Plant Sensor, including a video tutorial, please visit their website at www.easybloom.com.

The NatureMill Automatic Indoor Compost Bin

The NatureMill Automatic Indoor Compost Bin looks like a very simple, and very useful composter. The NatureMill is used indoors to collect kitchen wastes, and features a two chamber system. The top chamber is where you deposit organic kitchen wastes. The wastes are then turned and heated to aid decomposition.

Compost will then transfer to the lower chamber, so that fresh kitchen waste can be addedback in the top chamber. The lower chamber also features a slide-out drawer that eases the removal of the compost. Their website claims it will supply you with fresh, ready to use compost every two weeks.

This seems to be a great item for anyone that is interested in easily producing their own compost, and wants to cut down on their kitchen wastes from going to the landfill. Remember, only organic kitchen wastes (vegetation) should be used in making compost. Meats and diary products, among other items, should never be used.

For more information on the NatureMill Automatic Indoor Compost Bin, and to view a video tutorial, you can visit their site at www.naturemill.com.

Prepara Power Plant Mini

The Prepara Power Plant Mini is a self-contained indoor planter that will grow bigger and better plants. This device is great for growing herbs, and some vegetables – right inside your kitchen. You can have the convenience of having ready to use herbs for all your favorite recipes.

Their website claims that all you need to do is seed it, feed it, and leave it. They also say that you can use just about any type of seeds from fruits, to vegetables, to flowers. This is a handy planter for those that live in apartments or don’t have much garden area. You now have no excuse not to grow your own great tasting and fragrant herbs!

For more information about the Prepara Power Plant Mini, along with their other products, feel free to check it out at www.prepara.com. The website also features a video tutorial on the Prepara Power Plant Mini.