When I tell people I live in coastal California, they get this delightful image in their heads of sunshine, warmth, and many opportunities to suntan. Unfortunately for my vitamin D quota, I live at the other end of the state. It’s foggy, rainy, and doesn’t get all that warm, even in the middle of summer.
You can imagine that getting a jump start on the season is something I’m into. I mean, tomato and basil sandwiches, fresh from the garden, are the best! I’ve been looking into seed-starting lights, grafted vegetables, cold frames, and other gadgets to lengthen my growing season and maybe score some real-live, actual tomatoes up in this joint.
One of the simplest solutions I’ve found is this inexpensive portable mini greenhouse, called the EZ-wall. You just place it around a tender plant and fill with water for an immediate way of warming and protecting new starts. It even has a drawstring so you can pull the top shut for extra protection.
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You may have seen a competing brand, the Wall-o-water. That works fine too, but what I like about the EZ-wall is that it’s a lot simpler to fill. You just stick the hose into the top, turn the water on, and fill the whole thing in one go. The other brand needs to have each little section filled one by one, which isn’t as convenient. I also like the drawstring at the top of the EZ-wall brand, which gives me a little more control as to how much protection it provides.
The best, unexpected benefit? I’ll leave you to see for yourself:
Yep, it’s chicken-proof! I can’t even count how many baby plants my lovely ladies have destroyed with their happy scratching at the soil. But the EZ-walls is made of thick enough plastic that I will be very surprised if they damage it with their occasional curious peck or scratch.
Want to try EZ-walls for yourself? They’ve kindly offered to send three readers their very own triple-packs of EZ-walls to get started with. Just leave a comment to win! Three winners chosen at random on Tuesday, March 27th. US only. Congrats to Alison, Erika and Melody, our winners!
45 responses to “EZ-Walls Plant Protector Extends the Season and Keeps Chickens Off New Plants”
I guess I did it right?
Love this idea! Can’t wait to try it out! Thank you!
I’ve had my eye on them for a while, but haven’t taken the plunge. I’d love to try it.
I think these would be very useful in MN! Would love to try them!
So happy to find new plant protectors for my budding veggies! My chickens are smart and love to study ways to defeat my growing ambitions…love to give them a try!
Bring it on. And a lovely hen. What breed is she?
Thanks, Amanda! She’s a mystery hen – perhaps a golden sexlink? She’s a lovely, sweet gal, as long as the other birds recognize her role as leader of the flock, which they do. 🙂
I’ve been wanting to try some of these – good to know about the differences in ease of filling.
I like the drawstring on the top–much easier to open and close than a wall-of-water.
Yes, we Northern Coast Californians need a little help to extend the season.
What a great Idea…becouse our chickens love the garden more than we do, I would love to put this invention to work!
These look great….maybe even keep a curious cat at bay too…but most importantly, these will be my only chance of getting basil to grow in Eureka!
Now if they could just invent an electrified version for the neighbors cats…
Looks like another wet and cold spring in the Pacific NW so we will need all the help we can get!
I keep thinking I should invest in these. Hard to grow tomatoes in Seattle, too!
I grew [tried!] tomatoes while living in Seattle, I didn’t get a single one! I also wore a turtleneck shirt all summer long though too, which speaks volumes for the difficulty. Hope you have some luck this year!
We have a group of wild turkeys that have appeared in our neighborhood . I would love to see the expression on their greedy little faces when they saw these beauties! I need several dozen please!
Oh yes, please. I’ve used the other brand, and they were very hard to fill. Being able to fill them all at once without going from cell to cell is a big plus!
I’ve never used this type of thing before because I didn’t like the design and quality. Wouldn’t mind giving it a try. Thanks!
Wow, what an awesome idea! I hope you sell millions, & I know I sure could use a few. If I could attach a picture, you’d see about 50 plants that could use this awesome item!
Hope I win.
Tammy
Hi! I’m over from Terrys’ Hencam. Sweet giveaway you have going on, although it looks like you’ve insulted your hen 😉
Here in Montana, I think we all could use this product. The protection from my hens would be an added benefit.
These are so great. I’ve seen them and always wondered how they work. The chicken thing is a bonus!
Love your blog. Please enter me in the contest. 🙂
Wow, what a great product. I have a rose start that deeply appreciate some protection. Great blog, keep ’em coming!
Last summer in the Bay Area was abnormally cool and it took my tomatoes until September to start ripening! So I was looking at the Wall-o-Waters to get an earlier start this year but the EZ Walls look like a better option. I am also thinking of getting some chickens so the plant protection will come in handy. Thanks for the great idea!
Holy cow! I need this. I have very persistent chickens.
I like the drawstring on the top–much easier to open and close than the wall-of-water. The wall-of-water is a nightmare to fill!
EZ Walls appear so much better than wall of water. It seems so much easier to fill and adjust. What a great giveaway.
Another Montana gardener with free range hens. Would love to try these.
Can’t wait to try this.
I would love to give them a try. We love to have the chickens in the garden, but they can be destructive.
I love that idea, especially here in the northeast!
These would be awfully useful in PA!
Ohh, I would love to start tomatoes early! Choose me!
Interesting product, not as cool as the rubber rake, but something of interest to us veggie fanatics. Ah tomatos, I’ve missed the real deal since last fall. Love the heirlooms and saved plenty of seed for this year. Seems I never have enough Green Zebra to go around, I’m hiding one behind the garage this year…
BTW, I really have enjoyed reading your blog and after all my faithful years of Corona pruners I can’t wait to try the Bahcos!
Cant wait for spring!
Oh, the possibilities of actually growing a tomato! I do hope I can win one.
I’d love to give these a try! Would be handy when the inevitable late freeze sneaks up on us.
Oh, to grow tomatoes sooner than later! This would be fantastic, although I think one of my boys might try to use one as a hat…
Would love to see if these would work to keep away the groundhog that thinks my garden is his salad bar! lol
Do you think it will save plants from dogs?
This sounds perfect. We’ve had an early Spring in the northeast, but now winter is on it’s way back and the tender plants that got confused and came up early would certainly benefit from these protectors.
I would love to try these out. Thank you for the contests!
I’ll definetly try this, great idea!