
Start fires with this heavy iron tray. Roughly 9" x 4" x 2" deep, it has a loop handle on each end, a fire brick inside, and "lid" that is mostly open but with bands to retain the brick. The instructions on the back say to pour kerosene or charcoal lighter over the brick, place it under your logs and fire away. Hook a chain onto a handle to pull the tray out of the ashes for reuse. We suggest you stick to kerosene and restrict use to big outdoor bonfires etc. lest you burn the house down. You will need to furnish a pair of nuts and bolts to secure the lid to the base.
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29989 FIRE STARTING TRAY |
Or any other vulnerable sapling with our tree-stake kit. Includes (3) 15" x 3/4" square slotted wooden stakes sharpened to a point at one end, 30 feet of nylon rope, (3) lengths of bark-sparing clear vinyl 1/4" ID tubing, plus instructions.
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38423 TREE STAKES |
No, he doesn't speak different languages, he doesn't speak at all, but he has multiple, even poly-uses. Very parroty in red, blue, and green, this poly-resin parrot is 7-3/8" tall, with a curled-up tail that forms a 4-1/4" x 2-3/4" x approx 1" deep cup. He hangs on the wall, and was made to be a bird feeder, but he's equally useful as key caddy, soap dish, chili ladle…. Well, maybe not a chili ladle.
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38383 POLY-PARROT |
The Garden Hardy® from APPCO should probably be called the Houseplant Hardy. Insert the 4" dia x 5/8" thick disc of nutrients between the saucer and pot of a potted plant, and for up to six months it nourishes the plant by releasing the correct mix of fertilizer as you water it. In addition, the wicking action promotes deeper rooting and prevents root rot. Note: Since dogs and kids rarely get root rot, you don't want to let them ingest this stuff.
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31388 GARDEN HARDY |
But very adaptable. This beautiful, heavy (3/16" thick) glass container is a 10" tall x 7" wide x 2" deep oval. Comes with a 1-1/4 lb bag of cream/tan/brown gravel and a tight-fitting plastic lid. What it doesn't come with is the plants listed and pictured on the package. Taken up to surplus heaven, we're guessing. So add your own plants (the neighbor's yard is full of them), cover it and make a terrarium. Add aquatic plants (the neighbor's pond is full of them), water and a goldfish and make a plantarium. Or just use it as a nice vase.
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38781 PLANTARIUM |
You asked Dad for a pool and he gave you a stupid lawn sprinkler. Do the same for your whining kids! Our stupid lawn sprinkler is red plastic with a white plastic propeller (may need tightening), has a 4" lawn spike and a threaded to non-threaded hose adapter. It's a gift you know your kids will never forget.
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32392 PLASTIC SPRINKLER |
Grow a beautiful garden full of plants that love your soil! It's easy if you know your soil's pH, and we have a gauge to help you! Stick the probe into moist soil for the pH to register in a separate 4" x 2" x 1" gauge box on the end of a 26 ft. cord. That let's you keep the probe in the garden while reading the gauge at your doorstep! A needle indicates the pH on a scale of 3.5-9, and you get a list of which plants like which pH levels.
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91586 PH GAUGE |
Pro-grilling in your own backyard. This shiny steel rotisserie wheel has (6) 18" skewers, pointed on one end and U-shaped on the other. They fit into (2) 5" dia plates that have 7/16" ID bushings, each with (2) set screws that lock them onto your motorized rotisserie. You don't have one of those? Neither do we, but if you go out and buy a piece of 7/16" bar stock, and grind the end down to fit into our item #32328 rotisserie, you can build your own. Even without one, striated skewers like this for under 2 bucks are a great deal all by themselves.
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33519 6-IN-1 ROTISSERIE |
For to put a potted plant into. Unpainted metal, it stands 2-3/4" tall x 7" dia at the top, tapering down to 5-3/4" at the base, and is embossed with a flower pattern on the sides. Probably falls into the "not for use with food" category, but we can see plenty of other craft and decorative uses-including filling it with sand and small candles on the patio.
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37484 TIN PLANTER |
You could buy tiny clay pots and paint them gold to build a reputation for clever placecards and glittery favors, or you could let us do it for you. Our 1-3/4" high gilded pots and their separate saucers (pretend the pots have drain holes) are just waiting to make you famous.
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33475 GOLDEN VASE |
Special for the patio/balcony/house/bonsai gardener. This 9-piece hand-tool set includes a pair of trowels (2-1/2" and 3"), a small cultivator, pruner (secateurs), grass clipper, groove knife (for getting between pavers), and a trio of tiny bonsai-size tools: a rake and two spades. All with green, nonslip handles. Also includes (10) twist-ties. Comes in a molded, black-plastic carrying case, 10-1/2" x 14-1/2" x 3".
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39553 MINI-GARDEN SET |
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