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Have you thought about getting some stocking stuffers for your favorite gardener? Read on for ideas!
I don’t know about you, but stocking stuffers are always sort of an afterthought for me. I know, that sounds terrible, but it’s true. I put so much thought and effort into the gifts that I purchased for my loved ones and friends, I forget about that thing that’s hanging on the fireplace waiting to be filled with goodies and cool small gifts.
Not this year. Nope, this year I’m fully paying attention to the stockings and what to put in them. If there’s a gardener on your list, I assure you that any of the gifts on this list will be welcome in his or her stocking.
Rapitest Rain Gauge
This is one of those tools that many gardeners don’t think of buying. It truly is helpful, though, especially if a gardener is trying to get watering right. All of us wonder just how much water the garden got from that recent rainfall. With a rain gauge, there is no more guessing.
This one is:
- Decorative, so it won’t detract from what’s growing
- Able to be adjusted to different heights
- Calibrated
- Has a vinyl-coated steel stake
- Scaled in inches and millimeters
Perfect for any gardener’s stocking.
Amaryllis Bulbs
Your gardener can plant amaryllis bulbs anytime between now and the end of April. He or she will have flowers from late December until the end of June, depending on when they were planted.
Our favorite place to buy amaryllis bulbs is online at BloomingBulbs.com. Their amaryllis section is huge and the variety is astounding.
If you buy the bulbs early, you’ll need to store them in a cool place that remains between 40 and 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
Amaryllis is such an easy bloomer you can even gift these to a beginner. In fact, you should, because they’ll help build confidence as a gardener.
Butterfly Magnets
Butterflies and gardens go together, but if there’s nothing growing there, they won’t show up
Bless your gardening giftee with Botanical Interest’s Butterfly Banquet Collection of seeds. The set includes:
- Butterfly Flower Irresistible Blend
- Butterfly Flower Milkweed Organic
- Cosmos Sensation Blend
- Dill Bouquet Organic
- Echinacea Purple Coneflower Organic
- Linaria Fairy Bouquet
- Mexican Sunflower Torch
- Verbena Brazilian Vervain
- Zinnia California Giants
That’s nine packets of seeds to grow the plants that butterflies find irresistible.
Pruners
Every gardener needs a good pair of pruning shears and we rounded up one of the best. These Hoss pruners are ideal for pruning everything from flowering plants to pruning a young fruit tree. The blades are super-sharp, the handles lock for when the tool isn’t in use and it includes a sap groove so that the blades don’t skip.
Slip these into your gardener’s stocking and feel the love when he or she finds them.
Monstera Leaf Earrings
Adorable monstera leaf earrings crafted from your choice of wood (walnut, maple or cherry) and either silver or gold hardware.
These laser-cut cuties are lightweight, hypoallergenic and measure 2 inches long by 1.25 inches in width. Hand-crafted and sold at Plants for Pet Parents.
Digging Knife
Yup, another tool idea for your gardening friend’s stocking. This is another must-have when it comes to various tasks in the garden, including weeding and any other task that includes cutting or digging.
It’s made of heat-treated steel so you know it’ll be durable. It comes with a nylon sheath with a belt loop.
Gardening Magazines
Winter is a wicked season for the avid gardener. With nothing to do outside, we spend a lot of time planning for spring. This often includes shopping for ideas and products.
When thinking about stocking stuffers for your favorite gardener, consider a gardening magazine subscription. We chose three for you to choose from:
Help a gardener make it through a looong cold winter.
Soil Test Kit
The biggest mistake we see with many gardeners, especially those who are new to it, is not understanding their soil. They’ll willy nilly throw fertilizer on it without understanding what it currently contains and what it needs.
This is a dangerous habit and, though they often don’t chalk it up to the lack of a soil test, the death of plants can often be attributed to just that.
Don’t let your gardening buddy be one of them. With the results of a soil test in hand, they’ll be able to make smart decisions about their soil and how to optimize it for their particular plants.
Packets of Amazing Fertilizer
These packets are loaded with everything a houseplant needs. Aside from the macros, the 8-4-6 organic fertilizer contains plenty of micronutrients as well, including:
- Boron
- Calcium
- Copper
- Fulvic Acids
- Humic acid
- Iron
- Magnesium
- Manganese
- Protein hydrolysates and Betaine
- Seaweed extracts and botanicals
- Zinc
There are an assortment of packet sizes. The 28g packet, for instance, when “… mixed into water, … will make 7 gallons of liquid fertilizer, enough to feed 5 tabletop plants for roughly 3 months,” according to the seller.
Need I point out this is the perfect size to stuff into a holiday stocking?
Sunlight Calculator
This is especially useful for the new outdoor gardener. Stick the device into the soil and, within 12 hours, it will give you the amount of sunlight available in that location.
It tells you this by the use of one four readings:
- Full sun
- Partial sun
- Full shade
- Partial shade
It’s available at FastGrowingTrees.com.
Digital Soil pH Meter
The pH of the soil impacts the availability of some nutrients in the soil. This is vital information for the gardener and a meter to determine it is the perfect tool.
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