Weed stun gun and 4 more cool country gadgets

Expert of the network of hypermarkets for repair and dacha OBI

We collect berries

Currants, honeysuckle, gooseberries, cherries, sea buckthorn – something is ripe, but something is ripening. And here all the pleasure from fragrant berries spoils the collection process. Collecting small berries from spreading bushes is another challenge.

“The problem can be solved with two simple devices – a bush holder and a fruit picker. We stick a solid support with our legs into the ground, and it helps to raise heavy branches with berries to a level of 70-100 centimeters. It becomes much easier to pick berries, ”says the OBI expert.

Several such structures can be installed around a large bush. All berries remain in sight and are easy to pick. It is most convenient to install the bush holder in the spring, while the plants have not yet grown, but it is quite possible in the middle of the season. By the way, there are similar designs for strawberries. The round support raises the berries off the ground. Bush holders prices start from several dozen rubles.

If there are strawberries or blueberries growing in the area, the picking process can be made much faster and more efficient by using a plastic picker with a shutter. The device literally combes the bush from the bottom up, the berries remain inside, and small leaves and debris are sifted out by the teeth of the fruit collector. The cost of a useful device starts at 199 rubles.

We disperse birds and rodents

Folk methods of dispersing birds that are greedy before harvest, or scaring away moles that eat root crops, amaze the imagination! There are fancifully cut plastic bottles on pegs, and trees decorated with ribbons from bags, and garden scarecrows in necklaces from cans thundering in the wind … Creative, labor-intensive and often useless.

“The simplest netting will help protect garden trees from birds. The material with small cells will also protect against insects, for example, from bees and wasps, which are also not averse to feasting on the harvest. You can put the net on tall trees using a pole with a T-shaped top, ”says the OBI expert.

The price of such a device is only a few hundred rubles.

Getting rid of rodents on the site is also quite simple. It is enough to stick compact scarers into the beds. The devices work on ultrasound, which people do not hear, and animals perceive as an alarm. The device automatically changes the frequency of the signal to prevent rodents from adapting. The devices operate on conventional or solar batteries, the price of the issue is up to two thousand rubles. And no more cans thundering in the wind and nibbled vegetables!

Tying tall stems

Nothing spoils a flower garden like gnarled sticks to which majestic gladioli or regal mallow are tied with old scraps of rope. For such flowers, there are inconspicuous and reliable supports with a stem holder. They are also suitable for tomatoes – if you are a supporter of aesthetics in everything.

For climbing plants, there are also many ready-made solutions – from light plastic to massive wooden trellises of different heights. It is not at all necessary to tie a bed of fragrant clematis to the fence or leave sweet peas lying on the ground in a tangled heap. Place a trellis or decorative arch wherever you want, and let the climbing plants tighten the supports with luscious green foliage and fragrant flowers.

“These lightweight living partitions are great for zoning a lot. Even on a modest six hundred square meters, using these devices, you can fence off a cozy corner, for example, for thinking about the beautiful, “Tatiana Chabrova advises.

The cost of tapestries starts from 300 rubles.

We put a border

It is not at all necessary to enclose a flower bed or garden bed with wooden fences or pieces of brick. You can visually highlight the space with a flexible border tape. It is sold on a roll and easily digs into the ground, repeating almost any given trajectory. The curb tape is made of plastic of various strengths or galvanized. Depending on the material and length, it may cost from 200 to 1500 rubles per package.

An even more durable construction, which not only protects the flower bed, but can also serve as a side for a children’s sandbox, is a garden constructor. Decorative plastic fencing 15 or 21 cm high and 3 meters long in the form of half-logs is assembled into a ribbon with the help of fasteners and takes any desired shape. The fixing legs stick into the soil – and the neat flower bed is ready. All the pleasure will cost about 800 rubles.

Weed Shocker

Many children’s vacations and long-awaited vacations have been spoiled by the fight against the ubiquitous weeds. They invade garden beds and flower beds, sprout through the neat tiles of garden paths, displace cultivated plants (but not all) and interfere with the growth of crops.

But modern gadgets solve this problem too.

“An electric weed killer can burn out the pest along with the root in just a few seconds. Thanks to the long handle, there is no need to bend over. In addition, this method of getting rid of weeds is considered the most environmentally friendly – when compared with herbicides, ”says the OBI expert.

There is a destroyer from 2399 rubles, from additional options – the ability to use a device for igniting coals in the grill and fireplace: safe and no unpleasant odor from the liquid for ignition.