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The plain version of a seed tray, and for most sowing it is all you need. Twelve cells, each with a drainage hole, sitting in a solid base tray so you can water from below.

The clear dome has a cap that twists open, which lets you hold humidity while seeds germinate and then let air in the moment seedlings appear. About 7.3 x 5.7 in, so it fits a normal windowsill, and it stacks away flat.

Six readings from one push into the soil.

Soil moisture, pH, fertility and temperature, plus the light level and air humidity where the plant is standing. The backlit screen sits on a head that rotates 90 degrees, so you can read it while kneeling over a bed.

Rechargeable over USB-C, with two alloy probes. Most useful for the questions people keep guessing at: whether a corner is genuinely bright enough, whether a bed is acidic or alkaline before planting, and whether a wilting plant is thirsty or drowning.

A solid bamboo stand that lifts a pot off the floor or the windowsill, so air can move underneath and damp stops marking the surface below.

Three sizes: small is about 4.8 in wide and 3.5 in tall, medium 5.6 x 4.3 in, large 7.6 x 6.3 in. Measure across the base of your pot rather than the rim and pick the frame that is a little wider. Floor pads are included and assembly is a few screws.

Indoor use — the bamboo is uncoated. No saucer or drip tray is supplied, so stand the pot on one of your own and empty it after watering. 

Know when to water. Actually know.

When it's hard to tell whether soil is dry or still moist, this gives you a quick reading. Push the probe into the soil and read the analog needle across three zones — dry, moist and wet. There's nothing to charge, program or pair.

Around 11 in (28 cm) long, so it reaches below the surface of most pots to where the roots actually are. Soil use only: it doesn't measure pH, light or nutrients.

Solar-powered drip watering for up to 15 plants.

A small pump sits in any open container you fill — a bucket, a watering can, a rain barrel — and the solar panel keeps it running. Tubing carries water out to a dripper at each plant, and you pick one of the preset schedules to repeat.

Ships with the panel, pump, controller, 15 drippers, 15 T-fittings, filter, water level sensor and 49 ft of tubing. Scissors are the only tool you need. No faucet, no outlet, no container included.

A slow drip feed made from a bottle you already have.

Each spike screws onto a standard soft-drink bottle in place of the cap. Turn the bottle over, push the point into the potting mix, and open the valve as far or as little as you want.

Three spikes per pack, 6.9 in (17.5 cm) each, in beige or green. How long a bottle lasts depends on the valve setting, the pot and the weather, so give it a trial run before you rely on it.

A pump sprayer that runs off a bottle you already have.

The head screws onto a standard soft-drink bottle in place of the cap. Pump the handle a few times to build pressure, then twist the nozzle to move from a fine mist for seedlings and leaves to a narrow stream for reaching across a shelf.

Body 11.4 in (29 cm) with an 11.8 in (30 cm) draw hose, in grey, yellow, blue or orange. No bottle included.

A natural coir pole that gives climbing plants somewhere to go.

Pothos, philodendron and monstera all climb in the wild. Indoors they usually trail instead, because there is nothing to grip. A coir pole gives those stems a rough, upright surface to hold on to, and keeps a sprawling plant inside a pot-sized footprint.

Pick a bendable pole in 23.6, 27.6 or 31.5 in (60, 70 or 80 cm) if you want to shape the path your plant takes. If you would rather start short, the 11.8 in (30 cm) rigid rod is the one the supplier shows being joined end to end as the plant grows.

Non-woven fabric pots that drain from every surface.

Water leaves through the whole bag rather than a few holes in the base, and air reaches the sides of the root ball instead of only the top. That's why growers use these for tomatoes, potatoes and anything staying in one container for a full season.

Seven sizes from 1 gallon (7.1 x 5.9 in) to 12 gallon (15.7 x 13.8 in), in black, green or grey, sold singly or in packs of 3 or 5. Two handles per bag, and they fold flat once the season is over.

Two curved stands that stack a plant collection upward.

Five staggered tiers on each, so a corner that held three pots holds a dozen. The half-moon shape tucks against a corner or a rounded wall without wasting the space behind it, and there are three hooks along the top rail for trailing plants.

Each stand measures 23.6 x 15.7 x 56 in, with a steel pipe frame and MDF board shelves. Sold as a set of two; assembly required. We'd keep it indoors or fully sheltered — MDF doesn't cope well with repeated wetting.

A small stake with a bit of character.

Push it into the pot beside a stem that needs something to lean on, and rest the stem in the clip. Right-sized for a young plant or a single vine, where a full-length cane would be overkill.

Moulded PP plastic, about 4.92 in (12.5 cm) long, in packs of 1, 2 or 5. Part of that length goes into the compost, so it stands a little lower than the figure suggests.

Eight hand tools and a bag to keep them in.

A large trowel and a narrow transplanter, a dual-purpose hoe and a hand rake, a weeder and a weeding knife, a locking pruner and a folding pruning saw. Stainless steel heads on moulded handles, each with a hanging hole.

The bag is 600D Oxford canvas with eight outside pockets and can go through the wash. Two sets are available: the supplier labels the green one as 9 pieces and the gray one as 10 pieces including gloves.

A honeycomb panel that pushes straight into the pot.

The open pattern gives twining stems somewhere to wind through at every height, and the panels join vertically so you can add height as the plant climbs rather than committing to a full trellis on day one.

Panel 6.5 x 12.6 in (16.5 x 32 cm) with 3.1 in legs, in dark green plastic. Sold as 2 or 4 panels, no assembly. For monstera and other aerial-root climbers, a coir pole grips better than smooth plastic.

A countertop hydroponic garden with 12 growing pods and a built-in LED grow light on an adjustable post, so you can start seedlings with the light low and raise it as they grow.

A built-in timer keeps the light on for 12, 14 or 16 hours a day. A window on the front of the tank shows the water level at a glance, and a separate feeding opening lets you top up without disturbing the plants.

The black unit takes up about 15.4 x 7.5 in (39 x 19 cm) of counter space. Choose a US, EU or UK plug to match your outlets.

A wire hoop shaped like a monstera leaf.

Push it into the pot and rest the leaning stems inside the outline. It does the job of a cane and a piece of string, but reads as decoration rather than as a repair.

7.5 x 6.7 in (19 x 17 cm) in coated iron, available in gold, green or black, singly or in packs of 2 or 4. It holds stems that are already close to upright — for a plant you want climbing, a coir pole works better.

A liquid rooting concentrate for cuttings and transplants.

Diluted into water as directed on the bottle, then used to stand cuttings in or to water a plant in after repotting.