Gardening Reference

2.0 out of 5 stars
Good idea, poorly executed
This is a good idea that has been poorly executed.
There are ample pockets for your most used tools, and the size of these pockets gives you plenty of flexibility…

My wife has a green fist! Yes, I know the cliche is: “my wife has a green thumb.” Every living plant, vine, bush or tree she touches in her garden or around the house grows, thrives, and reproduces. Indeed, even slips from someone else’s garden bursts into life when she transplants it.

Our little garden out back is a riot of color and variety and only a year ago it was a dry plot of deep, impenatrable lifeless clay. Today people suck in their breath when they walk out the patio door into her “Eden” (my name for the space).

But my wife is about to turn 70. She is plagued with migraine headaches, vertigos and is having a long convelescence from a fall that broke many things. She is slower, more deliberate in pace. Stooping is a hazard and so is running back and forth for tooks.

But out she goes each day to trim, water, admire and talk to her growing things. She needs an assistant or attendent who makes her chores less painful. The bucket caddy and a little army surplus stool fit the bill.

She sits on the little canvas stool and places the caddy next to her with all her favorite tools, plant foods and mysterious sprays. She waters from that position.

There is less pain in her day, less worry and so the lucious colored and growing things thrive and spread and even march up the outside walls of our house. For 50 years she nourished and nurtured the lives of young children in the class room, now she continues in her garden. People like my wife should have all the convenient and proper tools they need for their work for they are part of ongoing creation which benefits us all.

Her husband? Even a silk plant dies in his office! Thanks for creating a thoughtful helpmate with this product for my wife.

2.0 out of 5 stars
Right idea? Wrong execution?
The Fiskars 9424 Garden Bucket Caddy surely has appeal to somebody, but I can’t imagine the Caddy really having any kind of mass appeal.

I like Bucket Boss – Fiskars products. This item is well thought out and well made. There are pockets sized for all your hand tools including bulb planter, a convienent “wallet” for seed pockets, a secure cell phone pouch, and even room for a squeeze drink bottle. I would also recommend getting one of Bucket Boss’ Bucket Grip.

3.0 out of 5 stars
Garden Bucket Caddy
I loved the concept of having my tools attached to my bucket, but the caddy has failed in execution.

Pros:
This is a terrific product. I use it mainly for weeding and pruning; keeping my cellphone, a bottle of water, my weeder and pruner in the caddy while throwing the weeds into the center of the bucket for later disposal. I don’t do a lot of gardening, all my plants are planted and set and I spend maybe a couple hours a week doing general maintenance. This is perfect for that. For heavy tools, you’ll want to get a caddy designed for that purpose, such as the Bucket Boss. This Garden Caddy is very very clever and handy, and designed specifically for gardening purposes. I love it.

Some minor, minor concerns:
1. The strap is velcro. The product description mentions a “lock-and-loop fastener” but perhaps that was an earlier version? Unless “lock-and-loop” is code for velcro. This is a concern for me because velcro doesn’t work too well when muddy, or old, and if I have heavy items I’m worried it might not hold. However, I’ve given the caddy a few good tugs and even left it hanging overnight with some very heavy items attached and it seems to hold very well. So until I see otherwise, the velcro is probably fine, especially since I won’t be buckling and unbuckling it often.
2. None of the compartments are elastic. There are enough compartments of different sizes that this isn’t a problem for me, but I would’ve liked to see one or two that stretch so my kneepads aren’t such a tight-fit. Still, it’s not like I actually need an elastic compartment, so maybe I’m being picky.

Some notes:
This only fits a 5-gallon bucket. The bucket is not included. A bucket will cost you $3 – $6 at your local hardware store, though if you have one lying around from a paint job, or even your CostCo laundry detergent, it’ll fit.

Overall, this is an extremely useful tool, perfect for light-gardening. The price is low (on occasion you’ll see it as low as 5 bucks at local stores, but I wouldn’t hassle over the 2.50 here as you’ll want to get this asap, it’s that handy). 5 Stars for a well-thought-out product!

4.0 out of 5 stars
Garden Bucket
I bought it for my wife who is an avid gardener, she uses it all the time. Pockets hold what you put there and no more trips to the shed a bunch of times to find something…

5.0 out of 5 stars
Garden Bucket Caddy
Well made sturdy product. Organizes your garden tools. Seed Pockets and even a pocket for your cell.

4.0 out of 5 stars
Nicely done, but a couple of improvement could be made
This is a very convenient way to keep all your gardening tools handy. It’s similar to the bucket tool caddies that contractors used with one key different — there’s no flap that…

5.0 out of 5 stars
Fiskars 9424 Garden Bucket
Caddy
Great item!! I had read the other reviews saying that if you try and dump stuff out of the bucket you lose your tools…

5.0 out of 5 stars
great carrier
Seems to work grreat, nice to have everything in one bucket as I have acreage and to go bak and forth is a pain. nicely made too. Just used an old bucket and done, ready to use.

3.0 out of 5 stars
Bucket organizer
I purchased the Fiskar bucket organizer for my personal backyard gardening. I would not purchase it again as there are other bucket organizers that are more effecient.

2.0 out of 5 stars
Expensive
Purchased this product and sent to Boulder, CO. Local store, McGuckins, had same item for $14.95 which is $5.00 cheaper. Very disappointed in price.