Garden Tools and Supplies

What you will find here

This is the supplies side of the garden: the gear that supports the growing rather than the sowing. Plant supports, propagation equipment, soil amendments and fertilizers, and more as we add to the range. We stock supplies we use ourselves and would buy again, which is why the selection grows slowly and every item earns its place. The collection above always shows what is currently in stock, so it is worth a look each season.

Supports for climbing plants

Climbing plants such as monstera, pothos, and philodendron are natural vines. In the wild they anchor their aerial roots into tree bark and haul themselves upward toward the light, and a plant given nothing to climb tends to sprawl sideways and stay stuck in its juvenile leaf shape. A support fixes that. Our moss poles are extendable coco coir totems that sit in the pot beside the plant. Tie the stems loosely to the pole, keep the coir damp, and the aerial roots will grip and climb. Choose a height that suits your plant, and remember the poles extend as it grows.

Propagation equipment

Rooting a cutting in water is one of the cheapest ways to turn one plant into several. Our propagation stations hold cuttings in clear glass tubes on a wooden stand, so the roots are on show while they form and the whole thing looks intentional on a shelf instead of like a row of jam jars. Cut a stem just below a node, strip the lower leaves, stand it in water, and change the water weekly. Once the roots reach a couple of inches, pot the cutting up.

Feeding the soil

Fertilizers and soil amendments work in two different ways. A fertilizer supplies nutrients the plant takes up directly. An amendment changes the soil itself, improving its structure or its biology so the plant can find more of what is already there. Our fertilizers and soil amendments collection covers both as it grows. Today it centers on mycorrhizal fungi granules, beneficial fungi that colonize plant roots and extend their reach for water and nutrients, which helps young plants establish. They need direct root contact to work, so dust them onto the root ball at transplant or sprinkle them into the planting hole or seed furrow, then water in. Our mycorrhizal fungi granules are OMRI listed and suitable for organic growing. If you want the detail, read our guide to mycorrhizal fungi granules.

How to choose what you need

Start with the plant and the problem in front of you. A houseplant throwing out aerial roots and flopping over the side of the pot wants a support. A shelf of cuttings in old glasses wants a propagation station. Anything going into fresh soil, a transplant heading into the bed or a rooted cutting heading into a pot, is at the one moment when a soil amendment gets easy root contact, so that is when to add it. Certifications and organic suitability vary by product, so check the individual product page for the item you are buying.

Why buy from Organo Republic

We are a small U.S. team that gardens all year and sells to gardeners all year, and we carry supplies we would put in our own beds and on our own windowsills. Orders over $49 ship free, questions get answered by a person, and if something is not right we will make it right. You can browse the rest of the store in our garden seeds catalog.