You know you’ve gotten lazy when you need help watering your plants. But anyone who wants to give their green thumb a rest might try Plant Nanny’s Wine Bottle Stakes. The “porous terra cotta surface” of each is designed to hold a wine or olive oil bottle and “slowly wick out water” into the soil. As the plant grows, the roots wrap around the stakes.
Price: $16
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