Kitchen Garden Best Buy and Top Picks

Here are our favourite gardening products for March, chosen for their quality, effectiveness and value for money.

BEST BUY

POTATO GROWING POTS

This pack of three pots offers a unique system of growing potatoes, with a standard outer pot and an inner pot that allows you to see roots and tubers. H 45 x W 30cm (18 x 30in ).

KG VERDICT

An ingeniously simple but effective product. We liked the way you can harvest potatoes a little at a time, so that more tubers can develop as more space is created. They will accommodate up to three seed potatoes.

Quality: 5
Effectiveness: 5
Value for Money: 5

GREENHOUSE SENSATION
www.greenhousesensation.co.uk
TEL: 0845 602 3774
PRODUCT CODE: N/A
PRICE: £ 21.95

TOP PICK

VIGOROOT POTATO PLANTER


This planter is designed for potato growing on patios, pathways and balconies. The Vigoroot fabric in effect ‘air-prunes’ the roots of the plants thereby sustaining growth in a limited volume of compost. 35 x 45cm (14 x 18in)

KG VERDICT
A perfect size for small-space growing and an effective air-pruning methods. The planters can be easily stored and reused, year on year.

Quality: 5
Effectiveness: 5
Value for Money: 5

GARDENING NATURALLY
www.gardening-naturally.com
TEL: 01285 760505
PRODUCT CODE: VIG1
PRICE: £5.59

TOP PICK

VINTAGE POTATO PLANTERS

This pack of two, large, fold up planters have rugged, reinforced seams, carry handles for easy transportation and reinforced drainage holes to provide adequate drainage. H 41 x D 60cm (16½ x 24in) . Volume 115 litres.

KG VERDICT
We liked the retro look of these and the all-natural jute fabric which is coated for water retention. They also offer plenty of capacity to ensure a bumper crop.

Quality: 5
Effectiveness: 5
Value for Money: 5

SUTTON SEEDS
www.suttons.co.uk
TEL: 0844 326 2200
PRODUCT CODE: 596800
PRICE: £29.99


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