Hot Chilli & Sweet Pepper Kit by Plant Theatre - Everything you need to grow your own hot chillies and sweet peppers in one box. Approximately 20 seeds for each of the six tried and tested varieties – Chilli Peach Habanero, Chilli de Cayenne and Chilli Pepper Jalapeno and Sweet Pepper Corno di Toro Rosso, Sweet Pepper Etiuda and Sweet Pepper California Wonder. The kit also comes with six growing pots, six peat blocks and six plant markers, plus a sowing and growing guide. Around £15
GroCycle Oyster Mushroom Growing Kit, Gardening Gifts for Christmas – This mushroom growing kit comes with a guarantee that your favoured fungi will be ready to eat in 14 days. In one box you get the means and wherewithal to cultivate your very own gourmet oyster mushrooms – the ultimate in fresh, home-grown and sustainable produce. Watch in awe as your baby mushrooms emerge, double in size each day and transform into a delicious crop ready to be cooked up. The process begins with organic straw laced with incubating mushroom spawn. Simply cut a hole in the packaging, spray with water each day and watch the magic unfold before your eyes. Around £20
Felco 702 Gardening Gloves – These gloves from Felco that naturally complements the Swiss brand’s tools feature in this column almost on an annual basis for one reason – their class. Designed for pruning, each glove model (there's 701 and 703 models too) comes with special technical features ideally suited to the ergonomic design of Felco pruning shears, ensuring perfect control in all situations. Made from cowhide leather (palm and fingers) and PVC sections to provide the best grip, flexibility and strength, the 702 has been developed to protect the hands during intensive work and also provide warmth in winter. Around £18
RHS Gardener's Quiz & Puzzle Book: 100 Brainteasers for Gardeners Who Know Their Onions – Compiled by quizmaster Dr Gareth Moore, creator of the bestselling The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book, in conjunction with the RHS and garden expert Simon Akeroyd, this is the ideal companion for the gardener forced indoors by inclement winter weather. It features 100 quizzes and puzzles designed to entertain and inform, testing your horticultural and botanical knowledge in fun, creative ways. Who is the patron saint of gardeners? Which leafy South American herb, 200 times sweeter than sugar, has no calories? These are just two of the knotty brainteasers you'll find within its 200+ pages. And if you were wondering, the answers are: St Fiacre and stevia. Around £12
Nutscene’s Geranium and Spearmint Gardener’s Hand Scrub – All gardeners love getting their hands dirty but when we're done for the day, we also like make sure our green fingers are clean. This fabulous gardeners' hand scrub is from Nutscene's after gardening range of soothing, caring and healing skincare products. Made with crushed olive stones which offer natural exfoliating properties, and olive oil, geranium and spearmint, it cleans away ground-in dirt thanks to the exfoliating properties of crushed olive stones that are blended with olive oil and fragrant oils. Around £10
Sowvital's Three Step Kit for Houseplants – Take your house plant care routine to the next level with Sowvital's proprietary three step kit that enables you to cleanse, nourish and spritz your way to healthier plants. The Cleanser assists with the removal of dust and impurities, and supports natural shine. The scientifically formulated, ultra-concentrated Elixir contains macro and micronutrient actives, which nourish the house plant's metabolic systems, promoting healthier foliage and resilience. The Spritz contains a unique blend of powerful botanical ingredients and nutrients. The elemental actives include Manganese, Zinc and Magnesium, which pass directly into the plant's metabolic systems, travelling through organic pathways to promote chlorophyll formation. Around £55.
