We know we need to preserve water in the garden, and we regularly share waterwise tips to do this.

𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘌𝘓𝘚𝘌 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘤𝘰-𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺?

Essentially, the key is to try to reduce your garden’s impact on the environment by:

• Creating less waste
• Using fewer chemicals
• Preserving natural resources

If you are doing and prioritising these three actions in your garden, you are well on your way to creating an eco-friendly garden.

Here are our first 3 tips in this series to help you get started:

• Go organic – use organic solutions to treat pests.
• Create your own compost heap from compost-friendly kitchen and garden scraps, this will assist with the condition of your soil and also function as a natural fertiliser for your plants.
• Recycle – before buying something new for the garden, like a wind barrier or covering to make shade with – look in the garage (or in the house) for something that can be repurposed.

𝙒𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙙𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙫𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨, 𝙛𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙨, 𝙗𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨.

And we are here to help!

Look for our hardy, South-African engineered garden hoses and hose connectors at your nearest garden centre, and ask for us by name.

Alternatively, browse or shop online here in our webstore.

The cost of literally everything has gone up. Every saving counts, even in the garden. Water is a precious resource, and if you aren’t careful (especially with larger gardens) watering the garden can become quite pricey.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀:

• Harvest water – Collect and store rainwater. It’s free. Installing a rain harvesting system is unfortunately not. But there are cheaper options like barrels and pits you can start off with. Alternatively, catch rainwater in buckets.
• Plant drought-resistant plants – They only need to be watered once or twice per month during drier seasons.
• Use greywater – Bath or basin water can be reused in the garden. Our Grey Water Harvesters can help you with this. Learn more here:
• Water by hand using a hose – You’ll have more control over the watering needs of different plants, it’s also good exercise, plus it saves you the cost of installing an irrigation system.

𝙒𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙠-𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙠-𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨. 𝙃𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧, 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙪𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚 9-𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙪𝙢 𝙂𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙟𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨.

All Wedgit products are engineered and manufactured in South Africa specifically for South African gardens.

Look for us at your nearest garden centre and ask for us by name.

Alternatively, browse or shop online in our webstore.

Gardening can and should be for everyone. It’s great for body, mind and soul, so don’t let a little thing such as a lack of space set you back. Simply take up container gardening instead.

Here’s why container gardening is good for any size garden:

• Your pots are mobile, so if you are moving house or renting it is easy to take your beloved plants with you to the next home. Also, if you find that a plant isn’t flourishing in one area, it is easy to move it around to find a space where it would be happier instead.
• The soil of potted plants is less prone to disease.
• You can water them individually and adapt watering needs accordingly, thereby saving water.
• Each plant in each different pot could have different fertiliser needs, which is easier to accommodate than a bed filled with plants of diverse needs.
• It looks beautiful!

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗶𝘁. 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗹𝗱-𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲-𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿. 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲, 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻, 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻!

Look for us at your nearest garden centre and ask for us by name.

Alternatively, browse or shop online in our webstore.

𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳 “𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺”?

Yes, let’s fertilise, but with what?

Fish emulsion can be a garden’s saving grace for spot fertilisation where specific plants are simply not flourishing like their green neighbours. Like that creeper that’s taking its sweet old time, or that patch of veggies that’s looking a bit under the weather…

Fish emulsion is an organic fertiliser high in nitrogen. It also contains phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, chlorine, and sodium.

It’s fast-acting, so don’t overdo it. Twice a week is perfect when spot-treating specific plants.

At Wedgit, we are passionate about making gardening practical and fun. Tending to a garden offers exceptional benefits for body and mind. Imagine a world where more kids spent time outdoors growing things and playing amongst greenery…

𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙤𝙗𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨:

• To make watering the garden as effortless and convenient as possible
• To save water through our drip-free and kink-free technology
• To offer quality products that have been made to last and have been expertly engineered for our climate

Partner with us.

Ask for us by name at your local garden centre or shop online in our webstore.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁…𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲!

• Add compost and bonemeal to your soil and work it in.
• Mulch to protect soil from the cold and to retain moisture.
• Plant your winter veggies like cabbage, cauliflower and onions.
• The ideal time to plant anything new or move plants as they’ll have enough time to establish before winter settles in.
• Do you have agapanthus or lilies? Time to split and divide them.
• Prune away dead plants and flower heads or shrubs that have grown a bit wild.
• Time to feed your roses with rose food, and your lawn with lawn fertiliser.
• Adjust watering on a plant-by-plant basis. Newly planted or transplanted plants need loads of water.
• Other plants need less, but they still need some water. Your plants aren’t dormant yet, their roots are doing a lot of work to prepare for winter, and therefore need water.

During the months ahead it is a great idea to water gardens by hand to ensure that no drop goes wasted. Wedgit’s kink-free garden hoses, drip-free hose connectors, sprayers and nozzles are perfect for this job.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱:

“I have seen many brands try to improve on the old conventional tried-and-tested coupler systems, but in fact, they just ended up copying it. I am completely stunned by the simplicity and effectiveness of the Wedgit system and love the fact that there are so few moving parts and no rubber o-rings that just perish over time. Everything feels solid and of highest quality, absolutely top stuff Wedgit team! Suddenly the old systems feel archaic, rather than tried-and-tested.” – Dawid

Partner with Wedgit by shopping online or ask for us by name at your nearest garden centre.

Make gardening part of your 2022 goals because it is excellent for your mental and physical health.

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀:

• It’s a form of physical exercise, which means it can help you manage blood pressure and weight.
• Looking after plants and seeing them grow encourages a sense of belonging and connection with nature, which can boost your mood.
• Being outdoors helps build immunity because sunlight helps your body make vitamin D.
• It can protect your memory and encourage creativity because gardening, and simply spending time in nature, boosts various cognitive functions.
• It also improves the quality of your sleep.

𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑝 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡 𝑏𝑦 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑.

Wedgit’s incredible hoses and accessories make gardening practical and fun again!

Tired of kinks in your hoses and dripping connectors? So were we. That’s why we created Wedgit!

All our products have been engineered and manufactured in South Africa for South African gardens.

Ask for us by name at your nearest nursery, alternatively shop online here in our shop.

Vegetables contain a lot of water, naturally, they’ll be thirsty too…here’s how to save water in your vegetable garden:

• Regularly work in organic matter into the soil to help the soil retain water better
• Add a thick layer of mulch to slow down evaporation
• During summer, hang a cloth for shade to offer some protection from the heat
• Add windbreaks as the wind can dry out plants too
• Deweed regularly
• Water at cooler times – between 9pm and 6am
• Water deeply and less often
• Collect rainwater and use this for your veggie patch
• Go old school and water by hand

Watering a vegetable garden by hand is part of the TLC process. It serves 3 purposes:

1. It saves water
2. It allows you to give more thirsty vegetables what they need without drowning those that don’t
3. It ensures that you keep an eye on each individual plant regularly so you can give each plant exactly what it needs when it needs it

𝙒𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙞𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙗𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚. It’s practical. It’s easy. Plus, our hoses are kink-free and our hose accessories drip-free.

Exactly what a waterwise gardener ordered!

Succulents are generally easy to grow in containers or in a bed, but if yours seem unhappy, here are some things that could be wrong:

• Check the drainage. Succulents need to drain extremely well.
• Check the soil. Succulents need cacti or succulent-specific soil. Repot every year with new soil.
• Check that they are getting enough water – not too little or too much. Outside succulents need some water once a week and inside ones about every 10 days.
• Check that they are getting enough sun. Six hours of sunlight is the average.
• Check if they aren’t too hot or too cold. Succulents like to be warm but not HOT and definitely never freezing.
• Fertilise them once per week during spring and summer.

𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮.

𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁!

We sell next-level (kink & drip-free) garden hoses and hose connectors that have been made locally for the South African climate specifically.

Welcome to one of the hottest months of the year!

If you were away in December, your garden will most probably be restored to its previous glory by now. And we’re sure your veggie patch is coming along nicely too. Well done, you!

But there’s still much to do and prioritise before autumn arrives, so let’s dig in:

• First off, keep lawns at a decent length as going too short can expose the roots to too much sun.
• Spotting any pests? Manage termites, mole crickets and ants with organic insecticide.
• As per usual, get rid of weeds and cut away dead flower heads.
• Use a slow-release fertiliser in your flower beds and containers.
• Vegetables to plant: cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli
• Flowers to plant: cinerarias, gazanias, Iceland poppies, primulas, pansies, columbines, and aquilegias will flower in winter/spring if you plant them now.
• And mulch, mulch, mulch! It’s going to get hot in the garden and your plants will need it!

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱?

𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀! 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗸-𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗽-𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻.

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