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Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts) Tue Jul 31, 2012, 03:31 PM Jul 2012

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Urban gardening for the well off [View all]

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

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Urban gardening for the well off [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jul 2012 OP

Okay, I can see the herb scissors if they're US made. The rest is silly. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #1

the tiny tools - just use a fork! Liberal_in_LA Jul 2012 #4

I get a combination of crappy tools and really good ones. The good ones last forever. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #5

the quality shows in the handle to blade connection. handle just snaps off on cheap stuff. Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #17

Been there, done that. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #18

Five or six working in the garden? Can you send some folks to my house? Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2012 #21

Wife, three daughters, one of their boyfriends, and me (what I can still do, that is). HopeHoops Aug 2012 #24

It's important to be hip when you're gardening Major Nikon Jul 2012 #2

apparently so! Liberal_in_LA Jul 2012 #3

That's easy when you're not wearing pants - then you're DOUBLY hip!!! HopeHoops Jul 2012 #6

Or you're wearing a dress Major Nikon Jul 2012 #9

My dad has a kilt he wears to appropriate conventions (and yes, he goes regimental). HopeHoops Aug 2012 #14

All of that to grow $10 worth of veggies LynneSin Jul 2012 #7

Now, now, if the Romney's were to garden, this is what they would use. Denninmi Jul 2012 #8

i laughed at the strawberry basket for $14 NJCher Aug 2012 #10

$14 but they're "adorable" (?!) KurtNYC Aug 2012 #13

strawberries taste just as sweet in a dollar bowl Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #26

A hundred bucks for 12 labels? Right. sarge43 Aug 2012 #11

that caught my eye also - the chalk labels. lol Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #16

Williams-Sonoma is pricey, but that's At least Jesse James wore a mask level. n/t sarge43 Aug 2012 #19

I thought that was so ridiculous that I checked Ineeda Aug 2012 #20

Thanks for checking. That did seem bizarre. n/t sarge43 Aug 2012 #23

that's a major typo to make. thanks for checking Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #25

This stuff is obviously designed to separate suckers from their money. hobbit709 Aug 2012 #12

Kitchen utensils are dual purpose. Remmah2 Aug 2012 #15

Mixer doubles as a hand help rototiller. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2012 #22

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