Four great garden trugs

 If you are looking for something attractive that is also useful for moving plants, tools and produce around the garden or to and from the kitchen, you should take a look at a garden trug Australia gardeners recommend. It really is a surprisingly useful tool all gardeners should have and makes a great gift if you know a gardener who does not have one. They are shallow, light, easy to carry and compact. You can go out to the vegetable garden with it and pick your veg for dinner and carry them back in. Rather than having the issue of forgotten tools outside you can place them in the garden trug and as you move from one area of the garden to another, move all the tools at once with you. You could also use them as a way to display say a succulent plant. There are different garden trugs so here is a closer look at 4 types.

 

Kitchen garden trug

A metal kitchen garden trug is a great thing to have displayed in the kitchen with the produce you have collected from your garden sitting in it. It is made from galvanised steel making it very durable and it is also waterproof with a lacquered surface, so you can go out and use it in the garden even if it is damp outside. That protection also means it is safe from scratches as well as rusting. They are light to carry and great to collect your harvest with.

 

Sussex garden trug

The Sussex natures garden woodend gardeners use is popular because of its classic and traditional appearance. It is rectangular and made from birch aircraft ply a sustainable wood that is resistant to rot and sturdy too. It is covered in a thin coating of oil to keep it performing and looking well. It is long enough to hold long-stemmed flowers but also string enough to handle heavier vegetables.

 

Galvanised gardener’s tool trug with compartments

Another option if you are interested in the galvanised steel garden trug is to have one that comes with two compartments rather than just one open carrying space. It is perfect if you want to keep the things you are transporting separate but it is not just handy for carrying plants. You can use it for seed storage, as a herb container, you could even use it to carry other things in and out from the kitchen to the garden. Bring out guests’ napkins, snacks and cutlery when you have them over for a BBQ!

 

Colander trug

A colander garden trug Australia is exactly that, a trug with holes so you can rinse your harvest all in the trug rather than having to move them out of it. They can then sit in it to dry off. This kind of trug is useful when you need to rinse out muddly plants and flowers as well. It is designed so it can carry plenty of items but is still lightweight and easy to carry.