Best Gardening Apron With Pockets for Harvesting and Tools 2023
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I realised today that I really need a gardening
Or, what happened the other day, I got an awesome new Mango picker, a proper, US made, Barnel ultra reach cut & hold pruner, a big long fruit harvesting pole that can reach up really high. Not a half-baked basket type picking pole, but a proper cut & hold picker. You’ll find out why a cut & hold picker is essential for harvesting mangoes in a minute!
My husband spent some time as a mango picker in his younger days (feels like yesterday to him, no doubt) and he’s forever telling me that I’ve got to be careful with mangoes, their sap is a skin irritant and some people would be covered from head to toe by a horrible rash. I always seem to need to find things out for myself, so I cut my mangoes and stacked them against my body to transport them to the house.
The next day…. Covered in a truly awful rash, my chest and arms were absolutely covered in a burning, irritating rash and my one arm was the size of my thigh. Enough I thought, I need a gardening
Here are the best gardening aprons I found, and we’ll discuss each gardening
Best Gardening Apron
1. Roo Garden Apron
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The harvesting pouch has a release at the bottom too, so you don’t need to take your harvested fruit or veg out one by one, you just hold the
In addition to the harvesting pouch, it has other pockets too for tools, phones, whatever you need. The gardening
It’s a one-size-fits-all with adjustable cotton straps and it comes with a no-questions-asked, 100% satisfaction guarantee. You can buy this, try this, and if you don’t like it, no harm done just send it back!
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Roo makes a Joey version of this
Pros
- This gardening
apron is especially designed for harvesting fruit and veg - Lightweight, soft, durable fabric.
- Lined with water-resistant nylon which makes it water repellent but allows you to machine wash.
- A range of awesome colors.
- No questions-asked, 100% satisfaction guarantee.
Cons
- Besides the harvesting pocket, there are only 2 other pockets, so your choice of pockets is limited compared to the next couple of aprons below.
- The harvesting pocket is best suited to small harvests as the hooks that hold the release may collapse under too much weight. Not good when it contains a few dozen eggs!
- The smaller pockets for tools aren’t very deep so they may fall out.
2. Tour Artist Canvas Gardening Apron
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Being made of waxed canvas, there are pros and cons. Waxed canvas is incredibly durable and not much penetrates it, especially not water. However, you cannot wash it in the washing machine as you’ll lose your coating. It will need to be handwashed with very mild soap to preserve the coating. This doesn’t apply if you don’t mind losing the coating of course, it doesn’t hurt the material itself to throw it in the washing machine, just the coating itself.
The coating also wears off after time. You can use Otter Wax to reapply the coating. You rub it on by hand and then heat it with a heat gun or hair dryer. Leave it for 24 hours and you’re good to go again!
Pros
- Hardwearing 16oz waxed canvas
- Extra long waist strap
- 10 pockets of varying sizes
- Green color is suitable for men and women
- Lightweight at 15.8oz
Cons
- The waxed canvas material can be quite stiff. Being waxed makes it waterproof and gives you great protection from water and mud etc. but it does make the material a bit hard. If you do not want it stiff, you can wash it with castile soap in warm water and it will soften. However, you will lose the waterproofness.
- To preserve the wax, you need to hand wash this gardening
apron . It will need to be gently handwashed with as little soap as possible. It can be machine washed but again, you’ll lose the coating.
3. Parva Garden Gardening Apron
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Unlike the waxed canvas garden
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Pros
- Machine washable and can go in the dryer.
- Soft, lightweight and durable fabric.
- Special phone pocket with velcro closure
- Good, deep pockets.
Cons
- Not 100% waterproof.
- Designed for women in a one-size-fits-most. May not fit everyone.
- This
apron does not have reinforced pockets so sharp tools may poke through. - The straps do not tie around the front, something a lot of people like. You can only tie them at the back.
My Best Gardening Apron
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I also like Tour’s apron but decided against it in the end, mainly because it doesn’t have 1 big pocket for chicken eggs and vegetables. I do like the fact that it is reinforced so your tools don’t poke holes and that it is totally waterproof.