Ethan Walker

Short version: the best seed starting kits for tomatoes are the ones that give each seed at least a 2 inch deep cell, drain from the bottom, and let you vent the dome. Our top pick, the MIXC 10 Pack Seed Starter Tray, hits all three and carries 11250 ratings behind it, which is the … Read more

If a branch is thicker than about 2 inches, a pair of bypass loppers is the wrong tool and a pruning saw is the right one. For genuinely thick branches, the saws that earn their place in this roundup are the ones with long blades (13 to 14 inches), hardened or impulse-hardened steel teeth, and … Read more

If your property runs half an acre or more, the hose reel stops being a garden ornament and starts being plumbing. On a big lot the distance from the spigot to the far garden bed is what decides whether you water without moving anything, or spend every Saturday dragging 200 feet of wet rubber across … Read more

The best liner for a raised vegetable bed is heavy non-woven fabric stapled to the inside walls, with the bottom left open to bare ground. That single sentence answers most of what gardeners ask about this topic. A permeable side liner stops fine soil from washing out through the gaps between boards, keeps an untreated … Read more

The best bedroom sets for master bedrooms are the ones that match your bed size, your ceiling height, and how much storage two people actually need. After comparing 10 sets side by side, our top pick is the Itaar Queen set with a 53-inch tufted headboard and four under-bed drawers, the best solid option is … Read more

An armoire is a freestanding, full-height cabinet that does the job a built-in closet would, without anyone cutting a hole in a wall. If your bedroom has no closet, or has one that stopped being enough two winters ago, an armoire is the fastest route to real hanging space plus shelves and drawers in a … Read more

Most apartments do not have a storage problem because people own too many things. They have one because the bed already eats the wall and a tall dresser eats the other, leaving nowhere to put either. A storage bed fixes that in one move by turning the dead space under the mattress into drawers or … Read more

A vanity desk for a bedroom has to earn its footprint in a way a bathroom vanity never does. In a bathroom the door closes behind you and nothing else competes for the floor. In a bedroom, the same piece sits six feet from the bed, across from the closet, and often directly under a … Read more

Four feet by four feet is the size most indoor gardeners land on first, and after setting up a dozen of them I understand why. At 16 square feet of floor area, a 4×4 tent gives you room for four to six plants in 5 gallon pots, matches the footprint of the LED fixtures sold … Read more

The best chest of drawers for kids rooms is one with drawers that open all the way, a carcass that survives daily opening and closing, and hardware that lets you anchor it to the wall. A chest works as a two-in-one piece: while your child is a baby the top becomes a changing station once … Read more