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Tree Amigos offers several innovative garden products. Please click on any product for a detailed description and photo.

Ben’s CompostAir™

Ben’s Potato Tower™ 25”

Ben’s Strawberry Tower™ 25”

Ben’s Herb Tower™ 25”

Ben’s Hanging Flower Tower™ 48”

Ben’s Waterboy™ , Portable Drip Watering System (NEW)

Ben’s Waterboy™ , Drip Ring for attaching to Poly Pipe

BEN’S COMPOSTAIR™
˜ Adjustable Size to 37 ½” Diameter X 36” Height ˜ Lightweight and Rolls up for Easy Storage ˜ Effective Aeration due to Hundreds of Air Holes ˜ Assembles with just 4 Easy to Use Fasteners ˜ May join 2 or more together for a larger bin ˜ Lasts for Years			DIRECTIONS FOR ASSEMBLY: ˜ Assemble Ben’s Compost Tower™ with the Air Holes towards the outside and adjust with at least a 2” overlap. ˜ Insert the Easy to Use Fasteners through the Air Hole of both layers where the sides overlap. Turn clockwise to tighten.
Composting is an excellent source of nutrient-rich soil conditioning that improves soil quality and plant growth. The basic components needed for composting are organic materials, moisture, and air.
Materials to Compost Include: Annual weeds without seed heads; Bark chips; Grass clippings; Hair; Hedge trimmings; Leaves and evergreen needles; Plant stalks; Shredded paper; Straw; Twigs – pencil size or smaller; Vegetable and fruit scraps A good guide is to include roughly equal amounts of brown components for carbon and green components for nitrogen. This will balance the carbon:nitrogen ratio at the proper level to promote large populations of microorganisms and produce compost more quickly. Return to Top		Moisture: The microorganisms in the compost pile function best when the materials are damp. Moisture is needed to maintain composting activity. A good guide is to keep your pile as moist as a well-wrung sponge. Air: Air is necessary in order for organic matter to decompose. Good aeration will result in fast, odor free decomposition. Ben’s Compost Tower allows air to flow through the compost, lessening the need to turn the pile. Helpful Hint: Two bins allow you to have the material in one bin finishing while you add fresh material to the other bin.

BEN’S POTATO TOWER™ - 25”
˜ Adjustable Size to 25” Diameter X 19” Height ˜ Lightweight and Rolls up for Easy Storage ˜ Effective Aeration due to Hundreds of Air Holes ˜ Assembles with just 2-3 Easy to Use Fasteners ˜ May join 2 or more together for a larger bin ˜ Lasts for Years ˜ Made of Recycled Plastics ˜ By enlarging some of the holes, strawberries, herbs, flowers, or vegetables may be grown along the sides, utilizing it as a planter		DIRECTIONS FOR ASSEMBLY: ˜ Assemble Ben’s Potato Tower™ with the Air Holes towards the outside and adjust with at least a 2” overlap. ˜ Insert the Easy to Use Fasteners through the Air Hole of both layers where the sides overlap. Turn clockwise to tighten. ˜ Set upright with the two rows of uncut cusps at the top. Your Potato Tower is now ready to use.
How to Plant: Cut up the seed potatoes, leaving 3 eyes or more on each piece and plant 5 or 6 pieces in a shallow layer of soil and compost in the bottom of the potato tower. As the potato vines grow up, add more soil and compost leaving about 6” of vine exposed until reaching the top of the potato tower. When the plant dies back in the fall, simply unscrew the fasteners, peel back the walls of the potato tower and enjoy the harvest. Return to Top

BEN’S STRAWBERRY TOWER™
˜ Adjustable Size to 25” Diameter X 19” Height ˜ Lightweight and Rolls up for Easy Storage ˜ Effective Aeration due to Hundreds of Air Holes ˜ Assembles with just 2-3 Easy to Use Fasteners ˜ May join 2 or more together for a larger bin ˜ Lasts for Years ˜ Made of Recycled Plastics	DIRECTIONS FOR ASSEMBLY: ˜ Assemble Ben’s Strawberry Tower™ with the Air Holes towards the outside and adjust with at least a 2” overlap. ˜ Insert the Easy to Use Fasteners through the Air Hole of both layers where the sides overlap. Turn clockwise to tighten. ˜ Set upright with the two rows of uncut cusps at the top. Your Strawberry Tower is now ready to use.
How to Plant: Partially fill with a good soil mix. Place the strawberry roots inside the planter and gently push tops through the holes in the sides. Add more soil mix to the next set of holes. Repeat this planting process until you reach the top. Plant several plants in the top. Tower has places for 20 plants along the sides. May also be used for vegetables, flowers, or herbs. Return to Top

BEN’S HERB TOWER™
˜ Adjustable Size to 25” Diameter X 19” Height ˜ Lightweight and Rolls up for Easy Storage ˜ Effective Aeration due to Hundreds of Air Holes ˜ Assembles with just 2-3 Easy to Use Fasteners ˜ May join 2 or more together for a larger bin ˜ Lasts for Years ˜ Made of Recycled Plastics	DIRECTIONS FOR ASSEMBLY: ˜ Assemble Ben’s Herb Tower™ with the Air Holes towards the outside and adjust with at least a 2” overlap. ˜ Insert the Easy to Use Fasteners through the Air Hole of both layers where the sides overlap. Turn clockwise to tighten. ˜ Set upright with the two rows of uncut cusps at the top. Your Herb Tower is now ready to use.
How to Plant: Partially fill with a good soil mix. Place the herb roots inside the planter and gently push tops through the holes in the sides. Add more soil mix to the next set of holes. Repeat this planting process until you reach the top. Plant several plants in the top. Tower has places for 10 plants along the sides. May also be used for vegetables, flowers or perennials. Return to Top

BEN’S HANGING FLOWER TOWER™

˜ 48” tall with a diameter of nearly 5” ˜ Includes a hanger ˜ Includes a drip line inside for more even watering. ˜ Shipped assembled. ˜ Lasts for Years ˜ Made of Recycled Plastics How to Plant: Partially fill with a good soil mix. Gently place the roots of the flowers through the holes in the sides near the base. Add more soil mix to the next set of holes. Repeat this planting process until you reach the top planting holes. Hang and connect the drip line. Water thoroughly and continue to water as needed. Tower has places for 24 plants along the sides. Return to Top

BEN’S WATERBOY™
		Portable Drip Watering System ¨ Efficient ¨ Easy to Use ¨ Inexpensive
Waterboys work well to get newly planted tree get off to a good start.	This innovative product makes it possible to effectively water newly planted trees, trees in locations away from a water source, or other needs such as feeding specialty plants. The 13” drip ring or 36” drip line attached to a shutoff valve, provides an even distribution of water. To use, drill 3/8” diameter hole in a bucket or water holding container. Insert the grommet firmly into the hole. Insert the end of the Waterboy through the grommet. The filter may be slipped over the end of the tube inside the bucket. Fill the bucket with water and turn the shutoff valve on when ready. The drip ring or line easily connects and disconnects with the shutoff valve to facilitate handling. As a drip ring, the Waterboy easily connects and disconnects from around the tree or plant. A 5 gallons container of water will emit in approximately 24 hours. To change from a drip ring to a drip line, disconnect the tee from the drip ring and replace with the 18” tubing included which then connects the shutoff valve to the drip tubing. Insert the end plug.
Waterboys work well in the garden. Here a small amount of fertilizer is added to the water for this Atlantic Giant Pumpkin plant. Return to Top

BEN’S WATERBOY™

Drip Ring for attaching to poly pipe

This product is similar to the Portable Watering System except that it is designed for larger systems and thus does not include a filter nor a shutoff valve. The Drip Ring attaches to the poly pipe with 1/16” feeder tubing which is held in place with brass eyelets. The Drip Ring easily connects and disconnects from around the tree or plant and the feeder tubing easily connects and disconnects from both the drip ring and the poly pipe. The standard Drip Ring is 13” in diameter but may be custom made to various diameters. The Feeder Tubing may also be ordered in various lengths.

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