Benable — create shareable lists of things you recommend!
E.g., products you love, local businesses, travel recs - you can add anything to a Benable list!

Gardening Needs

Purple Star emoji 35 items
Things to start your backyard garden
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
I used these at the beginning of 2025 to start my spring/summer garden and they’re great for getting your seedlings going. It comes with a clear plastic dome to create a greenhouse and jumpstart germination.
Ferry Morse Pro-Hex Seed Starting Tray 72 Cells - Reusable Plastic Tray
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
One of my favorite companies to purchase my seeds from. I always have a high success rate with these. They have so many varieties to choose from.
All Seeds
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
These are great for helping your plants get the required daily light especially during the winter months. I use these to start seedlings indoors in late winter. Also wonderful for those plants you’ve had to move indoors to protect from frost damage. ...
LBW Full Spectrum Desk Grow Light for Plants
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
This is a need for any outdoor plants you want to protect from frost. I have several small fruit trees and this has helped their new growth from being damaged.
Frost Cloth
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
I can’t tell you how many times vine borers have decimated my squash plants in the past. This netting will keep them from laying eggs on your plants and keep them healthy. Just remember you’ll need to take it off to hand pollinate them. 10/10
Insect Netting Garden
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
When starting plants, you don’t want to do a heavy water for risk of disturbing the seeds. A gentle mist is enough to ensure the soil is moist but not soaking so the seeds don’t rot.
Plant Mister
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
This is another great company to purchase seeds with. With several varieties to choose from you’re sure to find something that’s perfect for your garden interests.
Ferry-Morse
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
This is the perfect little greenhouse to start your seedlings in. Make sure to vent it on the warmer days so it doesn’t get too hot inside and kill the plants.
4 Tier Mini Greenhouse w/ Wheels & PVC Cover
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
These grow bags are great if you don’t have a lot of room, ex. apartment or patio gardening. They’re durable and come in various sizes for your gardening needs.
Land Guard 4-Pack 5 Gallon Fabric Grow Bags
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
This is another wonderful seed company I’ve purchased from before. The seed quality is always wonderful and germination rates are high, affordable prices!
All Heirloom Seeds - Alliance of Native Seedkeepers
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
This plant smells incredible and brings pollinators to your yard. Its blooms are beautiful and fragrant, filling the air with a pleasant sweet smell. It’s a climbing plant so it does need a trellis
Star Jasmine Vine
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
These raspberries are incredible. They are high yield and produce twice a year, typically spring and fall. They’re self pollinating, and low maintenance. I get pounds of fresh berries from my two plants every year!
Fall Gold Raspberry Plant
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
This standing, rotating planter is perfect for strawberry plants, or a small herb garden. It’s tall and narrow so it works for a small space.
GameXcel 5 Tier Vertical Stackable Planter
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
This is a perfect gift for a gardener. You can never have too many seed varieties on hand. This comes with 10 different seed packs, all fairly easy to grow.
10 Non-GMO Heirloom Veg Seeds Pack
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
Green beans are one of the best, beginner friendly plants to start with. This variety typically produces a high yield. It being a bush it’ll stay small so it can be grown in a 12 in. pot if you don’t have a lot of growing space.
Provider Bean (Bush)
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
These little planter boxes are perfect for growing herbs, strawberries, green beans, etc.
Window Planter,14"x7" Long Window Boxes Planters,Flower Window Box,Vegetable Box Pot with Tray, Indoor Succulent Cactus Flowers Plastic Rectangle Pot for Balcony, Office, Garden
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
These strawberry roots are super easy to grow. You need to separate and soak the roots before you can plant. You can start these indoors with a grow light on them, keep soil moist and warm and with in a few days you’ll see growth. These are everbeari...
Quinalt Everbearing Strawberry 10 Bare Root Plants - Huge Fruit Size
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
I was gifted two of these two years ago and this past year they produced their first crop. These are easy to grow.
1.0 -Pack Blueberry Plant in Pot
placeholder
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
If you want your plants to stay healthy and produce higher yields, you need to make sure you’re fertilizing!
Espoma Berry Tone 4 Pounds
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
After my plants get too big for the ferry Morse seed cells, I individually pot them up into these 3 inch pots. These are biodegradable so all you need to do is rip the bottom and sides to aid the roots and plant them directly in ground or container.
Jiffy 15 -Cell Organic Natural Pot
placeholder
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
A good seed starting mix is essential to ensure your seeds germinate and stay healthy the first few weeks.
Jiffy Natural & Organic Seed Starter Mix, 12 QT, Garden Soil
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
If you plan to grow in ground or a bed, you’ll need a good weed barrier to prevent weeds from taking over your growing space. I’ve used others in the past that didn’t do so well, but I just purchase this to use this growing season.
BSHAPPLUS® 3.3x50ft Weed Barrier Fabric,3.2OZ Landscape Fabric,Heavy Duty Geotextile Fabric with 12 U-Shaped Securing Pegs,Woven Ground Cover for Commercial Greenhouse,Yard,Garden Barrier Cloth
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
If you plan to start pepper plants, eggplants, tomatoes, etc indoors for your spring and summer garden these help the seeds to germinate a lot quicker. Nightshades grow better when they’re kept warm, so this works well under the seed trays and a grow...
Seedling Heat Mat Waterproof 10x20.75"
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
My husband bought me this seed bundle a few years ago for Christmas. I planted each throughout the year and had a lot of success with these and saved a lot of the seeds to continue to grow each year. They had great germination rates and with regular ...
15 Pack Vegetable Garden Seeds - Deluxe Heirloom Variety Pack, Non-GMO, Perfect for Home Gardening and Planting
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
Rosemary is a resilient plant. I keep one in my garden and one in my kitchen window for cooking with. The plant will help deter pests outdoors because of its strong aroma. You can take a cutting of it and put it inside your shampoo or boil it in wate...
Fresh Potted Rosemary, 1 Each
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
Most of the seed packs for black eyed peas have few seeds and are double the price. I always plant a few rows of these and they produce well into the end of autumn. You can do this with any bag of dried beans. No soaking necessary, either plant direc...
Great Value Black Eyed Peas, 1 lb
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
If you’ve tried growing basil from seed but haven’t had success, visit the grocery section and get one of these. If there’s a small stem on each leaf cutting, place that in water and within days it’ll grow roots and you can pot it up so you can have ...
Fresh Basil, 0.5 oz Clamshell
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
These cucumbers are parthenocarpic which means they produce without the need to by pollinated by a male flower, they’re very prolific, and mature within 60 days. I’ve purchased these twice now and love them. No more need to hand pollinate in order to...
Sweet Success Cucumber Seeds
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
If you have the room for it these are some of the best planter boxes you can find. They’re long lasting and very spacious. Other sites have these listed for almost twice the price as well so this is a steal.
Galvanized Metal Raised Garden Bed Kit
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
This is a great deal. 100 4 in plant nursery pots for $9. If you plan to grow a variety of plants this year this is a good investment. The pots can be reused for years.
100 Pcs 4" Plastic Plant Nursery Pots w/ Labels
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
These plant stands are very sturdy, my mother in law has these and they’ve lasted her years with heavy pots on top of them.
Better Homes & Gardens Acacia Top Plant Stand,2 Pack
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
I just ordered one of these. I’ve been on a waitlist with this company for this specific variety since last year. These plants are dormant and need to be soaked to rehydrate the plant before potting or planting in ground. I’ve seen stellar reviews of...
PRE-ORDER: Double Gold Raspberry
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
I’m upgrading my gardening space this year and needed to get something to help me break ground easier, I typically just use a hoe to till with but this year my husband decided to gift me a tiller. This is the one I’m getting. I can wait to use it. Si...
MZK 12-Inch 10.5A Electric Tiller TC12A03
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
I just had these gardening hoops arrive today and they’re very sturdy. Easy to put together. I got the 24 piece but they also come in 48 pieces. I can’t wait to use these this year with the new netting I ordered and shade cloth
RIFNY 24 PCS Garden Hoops for Raised Beds
 
Brandy Hayes profile picture
I recently ordered this as well to go with the gardening hoops. Previous years the sun has been too much for some of my heat loving summer plants. Reading the reviews it’s wonderfully made and lasts a while, it’s versatile and can be used for gardeni...
Cool Area 55% 6.5x10ft UV Shade Cloth