Urban gardening for the well off

[Liberal_in_LA]

I clicked on this article think
ing I'd see stuff for the average balcony gardener. The prices made my jaw drop


Guest Picks: 20 Tools for Urban Gardening

http://sfgate.houzz.com/ideabooks/3300047/list/Guest-Picks--20-Tools-for-Urban-Gardening/sid=1

[HopeHoops]

1. Okay, I can see the herb scissors if they're US made. The rest is silly.

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. the tiny tools - just use a fork!

[HopeHoops]

5. I get a combination of crappy tools and really good ones. The good ones last forever.

But when we've got five or six of us out working in the garden, sometimes everyone needs a pokery tool to get the roots from the Canada thistle or dandylions that strayed out of the lawn and into the garden. Hence the crappy tools. I'm still using US Made garden tools from over 20 years ago. I just keep them sharp, but I do have to work on refinishing the handles. They've spent some time living in the elements.

[Liberal_in_LA]

17. the quality shows in the handle to blade connection. handle just snaps off on cheap stuff.

really annoying.

[HopeHoops]

18. Been there, done that.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

21. Five or six working in the garden? Can you send some folks to my house?

I got two acres. We keep the front acre mowed that the public sees on the highway. We got 312 feet of frontage on a two lane highway.

Those prices are ridiculous. I checked the shopterrain.com link.

BIG LOTS! it is!!! Much cheaper. I have a copper watering can that must be worth a fortune. It has straight sides and is about 14 inches tall.

[HopeHoops]

24. Wife, three daughters, one of their boyfriends, and me (what I can still do, that is).

We have a lot of weeding, watering, trimming, and other such things to keep up with. Sorry though, I can't spare the labor. Maybe rMoney could loan you a few of his servants!

[Major Nikon]

2. It's important to be hip when you're gardening

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. apparently so!

[HopeHoops]

6. That's easy when you're not wearing pants - then you're DOUBLY hip!!!

[Major Nikon]

9. Or you're wearing a dress

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[HopeHoops]

14. My dad has a kilt he wears to appropriate conventions (and yes, he goes regimental).

[LynneSin]

7. All of that to grow $10 worth of veggies

[Denninmi]

8. Now, now, if the Romney's were to garden, this is what they would use.

Clearly, you don't expect them to garden using inferior tools, do you?

All of you are clearly just affected by jealousy and engaging in class warfare.

as if the emoticon were needed.

Actually, I've seen some stuff that looks exactly like this at Big Lots for about 2.5% of the price -- little terrariums about $8/$9, tiny tool sets about $5.

I don't mind paying at all for quality, but to just pay $$$ to be trendy or cool or to flaunt your wealth is just stupid -- like the Romneys.

[NJCher]

10. i laughed at the strawberry basket for $14

Cher

[KurtNYC]

13. $14 but they're "adorable" (?!)

"Place the fruits of your labor in these adorable (plastic) baskets."

[Liberal_in_LA]

26. strawberries taste just as sweet in a dollar bowl

[sarge43]

11. A hundred bucks for 12 labels? Right.

[Liberal_in_LA]

16. that caught my eye also - the chalk labels. lol

[sarge43]

19. Williams-Sonoma is pricey, but that's At least Jesse James wore a mask level. n/t

[Ineeda]

20. I thought that was so ridiculous that I checked

the Williams Sonoma link. They're actually pennies under ten bucks -- it was a typo. So that's not so crazy if you're into that kind of thing- less than a dollar apiece.

[sarge43]

23. Thanks for checking. That did seem bizarre. n/t

[Liberal_in_LA]

25. that's a major typo to make. thanks for checking

[hobbit709]

12. This stuff is obviously designed to separate suckers from their money.

this is gear for the pretentious urbanite to impress other pretentious urbanites.

[Remmah2]

15. Kitchen utensils are dual purpose.

You can weed and hoe in your window boxes with anything you can flip pancakes with.

My mixer doubles as a hand help rototiller.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

22. Mixer doubles as a hand help rototiller.

I love it!!! Very practical.