{"id":519462,"date":"2010-04-06T22:35:20","date_gmt":"2010-04-07T02:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenrightnow.com\/?p=10474"},"modified":"2010-04-06T22:35:20","modified_gmt":"2010-04-07T02:35:20","slug":"get-a-greener-green-thumb-with-eco-friendly-garden-accessories-and-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/519462","title":{"rendered":"Get a greener green thumb with eco-friendly garden accessories and tools"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Melissa Segrest<\/a>
\nGreen Right Now<\/strong><\/p>\n

Those\u00a0tomatoes are looking good. Your compost is top-notch, you’ve added extra manure for a nitrogen boost and the aphids have been blasted away with a strong spray of water. The grass-clipping mulch has smothered any weeds, and there are no spotted leaves or blossom-end rot to be seen.<\/p>\n

\"Gardening<\/p>\n

Gardening tools and decor can be environmentally sound and still get the job done<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

You are on top of your organic gardening game.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, your tools, mower, garden garb, decorative touches and composter reveal the truth — you aren’t as eco-minded as you think. All that factory-made plastic and gasoline and synthetic\u00a0fabrics leave a big, ugly carbon footprint all over your marigolds.<\/p>\n

If you’re ready to take the next step and get completely green in your garden, we’ve shopped around and found a variety of items that are natural, fair trade, recycled or sustainable. Stroll through our selections and see\u00a0how green you can get.<\/p>\n

Ironic that the container green gardeners use to create their all-natural fertilizer is often made from\u00a0synthetic materials. A little shopping turns up a selection of compost bins made of recycled plastic. The Bio-Orb Composter<\/a> (below), for example, makes it easy to mix and aerate\u00a0the ingredients with a bit of rolling. It has a 36″ diameter and costs $159 from Gaiam.<\/p>\n

\"Gaiam<\/a><\/p>\n

Composters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Other natural composters include the jumbo Tumbleweed composter<\/a>,\u00a0100 percent recycled plastic, which spins vertically to keep ingredients cooking ($200) or the the Worm Factory composter<\/a>, also of recycled plastic, which combines some squirmy ingredients for a rich, quick compost ($100).<\/p>\n

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