New Way To Garden Smarter

New Way To Garden Smarter FARM HOME Food With 5-gal buckets and a few Garden Angel™ watering devices anyone can grow vegetables and other plants with minimal labor less water and get a bigger harvest says inventor John Momcilovich The plastic unit has a hole in the center for the plant to grow through and a rimmed area that holds water and leaches it through four spikes with tiny holes on the sides that go directly to the plant’s roots In tests in his Michigan garden tomato plants grown in a Garden Angel used 28 percent less water and yielded 50 percent more tomatoes While water is plentiful in Michigan efficiently using water is important in Nevada where Momcilovich works as a geologist and is successfully growing vegetables with Garden Angel units He came up with the idea when he realized snowbirds living in Nevada weren’t gardening as they had in their home states When they said they didn’t like weeding watering or bending over he came up with the Garden Angel concept “There’s nothing like it ” Momcilovich says “It retains moisture and is a barrier for weeds ” Because growing in 5-gal buckets is popular portable and easy his first Garden Angel watering devices are round to slip inside a bucket They also work well on the ground in a garden In the future he plans to offer interlocking square units that will fit in a raised bed The Garden Angel comes in three colors black for cooler climates white hotter climates and terra cotta They normally sell for $19 95 each For 2020 Momcilovich has a 2 for $14 95 sale plus shipping They are available through the Garden Angel website Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Garden Angel P O Box 97 Attica Mich 48412 ph 810 338-6252; www gardenangelfarm com; jmgafarm@gmail com

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