{"id":697,"date":"2015-05-02T23:03:53","date_gmt":"2015-05-03T04:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/?p=697"},"modified":"2015-05-02T23:03:53","modified_gmt":"2015-05-03T04:03:53","slug":"tool-review-widger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/tool-review-widger\/","title":{"rendered":"Tool Review: Widger"},"content":{"rendered":"

This tool’s diminutive stature may make it easy to overlook (or misplace as I often do) but it’s usefulness is in direct contrast to it’s size. \u00a0If you grow seedlings or do any plant propagation work this little tool is quite handy. \u00a0I was first introduced to a Widger in working with John Jeavons and Ecology Action<\/a>. \u00a0They use it a lot there because of the emphasis on growing seedlings in flats before planting out in beds. \u00a0I’m not sure if it’s something they picked up from the gardening maestro Alan Chadwick<\/a> but it certainly seems like something the Brits would use (indeed the original one I have is British made). \u00a0The most important of\u00a0the Widger’s\u00a0uses is to transplant (or “prick out” in old school garden parlance) plugs or small seedlings into larger pots or into the garden. \u00a0Somehow the shape, weight and slight curvature are just right to gently pull little seedlings and move them. \u00a0At times when the Widger has been misplaced I’ve had to resort to using\u00a0old butter knives or plant tags for the purpose and the difference is very noticeable. \u00a0Think of the Widger as a very small \u00a0trowel and you will find uses for making small holes for seeds\u00a0or\u00a0cuttings\u00a0or even for weeding in tight cracks or in delicate situations. \u00a0Like one of our other favorite tools<\/a>, the widger has one end that is smaller than the other which can come in handy for lifting different sized seedlings and other tasks. \u00a0A proper widger should be made from a single piece of steel and has a nice weight and strength to it. \u00a0As such it can be handy for prying things and the like. \u00a0My British model is tough enough that it’s been in regular use for 18 years and I imagine it will long outlast me. \u00a0If you’re doing greenhouse work it’s just a generally handy tool to keep in your pocket. \u00a0As far as I know the only place to get them is through the wonderful seed and supply outfit Bountiful Gardens<\/a>. \u00a0At $5 and change it’s a good investment.<\/p>\n

Eco rating: 9 out of 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Shown<\/a>

Shown here with a kitchen knife for comparison<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Fits<\/a>

Fits well into small plug trays<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This tool’s diminutive stature may make it easy to overlook (or misplace as I often do) but it’s usefulness is in direct contrast to it’s size. \u00a0If you grow seedlings or do any plant propagation work this little tool is quite handy. \u00a0I was first introduced to a Widger in working with John Jeavons and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[184,185,186,183],"class_list":["post-697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tools","tag-bountiful-gardens","tag-greenhouse-tools","tag-growing-seedlings","tag-widger","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=697"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":701,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697\/revisions\/701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}