Advice on the Best Plant Caddy To Buy
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I’m here to give you my advice on the best plant caddy to buy, which I’ve detailed below.
A sturdy plant caddy is one of the simplest tools you can add to your gardening routine. Designed with durable wheels or casters, plant caddies allow you to roll heavy containers wherever they need to go without hurting your back.
The Only Plant Caddy I Will Buy
This is my favorite one. The Bosmere Plant Caddy is the most durable of all of the ones I’ve ordered. So I’m not even going to show you others I’ve used. Just go for the best plant caddies on the first try and save yourself some grief and money.
It also comes in other sizes: 12-inch, 14-inch, 16-inch, and 20-inch. You can order them in various colors, as shown below; I chose black.
This plant caddy is a heavy-duty rolling plant stand with locking wheels. It can hold 500 pounds. It’s for both indoor and outdoor use.
What is a Plant Caddy?
Plant caddies are rolling platforms used to easily move heavy potted plants. Key benefits include weight relief, floor protection, and better sunlight access.
There are various types of plant caddies. Prices generally range from $20 for basic multipacks up to $50+ for heavy-duty models.
Plant caddies makes it easy to reposition plants for better sunlight, protect them from harsh weather, or simply clean beneath them without lifting.
Take it from me, you’ll hurt your back if you keep lifting heavy plants filled with dirt. I don’t know why it took me so long to order plant caddies to make my life easier.
When I bought these plant caddies, where I lived I arranged container plants on a concrete patio.
But now I live in a house and have a container garden on the ground surrounding my porch.
No longer having a solid concrete surface, I gave these plant caddies to my daughter. She had a beautiful patio built and needed plant caddies to roll her plants around on the cement.
It’s been 6 years since I ordered these plant caddies, and they’re now at her house and still going strong.
Why You Should Use Plant Caddies
Well, obviously it’s for dealing with the weight of heavy plants. But plant caddies also help extend the life of your containers and outdoor surfaces.
By elevating pots slightly, they improve air circulation underneath, which can reduce trapped moisture that may stain decks, patios, or indoor flooring.
Rolling a planter instead of dragging it also prevents scratches on hardwood, tile, and concrete.
Plant Caddy Materials
Plant caddies are made from wood, plastic, metal, and composite materials. They feature rotating wheels typically crafted from plastic, polyurethane, or metal.
Metal or steel is best to hold massive outdoor pots and indoor trees.
Tips for Choosing a Plant Caddy
- Choose a caddy that is rated to hold more weight than your fully watered container.
- Select rust-resistant metal or heavy-duty resin models for outdoor use.
- Look for locking wheels if your plants will sit on a porch, deck, or sloped surface.
- Measure the bottom of your planter to ensure the caddy provides adequate support.
Look for 360-degree wheels, and make sure at least two wheels have locking brakes to keep the plant in place.
Make sure the caddy has drainage holes. This will prevent the water from setting in the caddy and rotting your plants.
Heavy Weight Plant Caddies Are Best
I’ve found these Bosmere Plant Caddy to be the best ones to buy.
I wouldn’t purchase one that doesn’t have a hard surface on top. The problem with the others is that the wheels often won’t roll under the weight. Which means you have to pull it yourself. And you may as well not have plant caddies at all if you have to do that.
Read reviews, folks. That’s what I do, and it’s how I base my purchases. I also Google reviews of the product.
Using plant caddies not only makes gardening easier but also encourages you to move plants as the seasons change.
Instead of avoiding the chore because a container is too heavy to lift, you can quickly roll it into the perfect location. This will help your plants thrive while making your gardening routine more enjoyable.
The flowers are so pretty in the pots. I wonder where you got them.
My garden nursery.
I love your Johnny-Jump-ups and the allium- so fresh and green. And the pots are beautiful. Pansies and johnnies are the first plants I buy every spring too. And then the herbs. This year, as they are correcting building structure issues on the condo, I don’t have access to my balcony – they took off the rail, took off the stucco, and have wrapped the building. It’s necessary, but will take a few months to complete so no beloved garden this year. And my poor houseplants aren’t getting their sufficient light as the windows are covered with the wrap. My cat and I are not happy. One of the other buildings, now complete, took six months to do. There are issues with getting supplies and materials – thanks at least in part to Covid – as I’m sure your daughter has found too. Sorry to moan, but I sure do feel the loss of my garden. I will enjoy yours vicariously.
Mary
Love your pots and advise! It’s spring here in the NC mountains. Wish I could send you a picture of my flower barrel. I have an underground propane tank (for my gas fireplace) and needed something to cover the top part that sticks up out of the ground. Turned a large wooden barrel half over, put a plastic tub on top and filled it with dirt. Left a hole in the middle for seasonal potted plants (has a pot of blooming daffodils now). Then planted pansies around pot. Looks great and easy to change out pots!
I’ve never planted alliums before. But I was looking at them in a gardening book the other night. I have bought some zinnia seeds and some sunflowers. I want to try planting as much as I can this year in service to the bees and hummingbirds and other birds too. Last summer the hummingbirds entertained me for hours. They loved my salvia. I tore a muscle in my shoulder and I have to go very slowly and carefully. It caused so much pain that my doctor ordered an MRI. It revealed the torn muscle and arthritis across my shoulders. Getting old is painful. However, I’m still curious so have no desire to leave yet. The caddies look great and I appreciate your information on buying the heavy duty ones. Best to spend once and have something to show for it. Your pots look so pretty.
Your pots of pansies and Johnny Jump-Ups are gorgeous! We’re probably 3-4 weeks behind your weather in my area of SE Wisconsin, but the grass greened up a LOT this morning after we got about 1/2″ rain last evening/night. April “showers” are arriving early, rain and/or snow/rain mix are expected off and on through next week. I noticed that even overnight early arrivals popped up about an inch taller overnight. It never ceases to amaze me.