Green Giveaway: “GreenStakes,” The 100% Biodegradable Lawn and Garden Tool
Welcome to the Green Gardenista’s first Green Giveaway! I want to do my part to spread the joy of “going green” around, by giving you a great tool to do just that in your own yard!
Green Stakes are a 100% biodegradable alternative to metal sod staples and anchors, that solve all of our rusty “how do I recycle these” problems. This green innovation dissolves safely into the soil 8-24 months after installation, and can be used for a wide variety of garden tasks! I have used Green Stakes to anchor sod, mulch mats, and wildflower mats, but they have almost unlimited uses around the yard, and can be used with landscape fabric and even bird netting!
I will be giving away a box of 500 four inch Green Stakes next Thursday, October 23rd, to the winning name I pull at random from a hat.
How To Win It Big: Enter your name, and what you want to use Green Stakes for in the comment section below, and stay tuned for the winning announcement to be made next Thursday! This particular contest is open to continental US residents only, due to overseas shipping costs. The stakes come in a box about the size of a standard shoe box..
Good Luck!
Tags: Anchors, Bird Netting, Free Stuff!, Giveaways, Green Stakes, Green Stakes Biodegradable, Landscape Fabric, Lawn and Garden, Mulch Mat, Sod, Wildflower Mat
October 16th, 2008 at 6:44 am
Oooo… a high stakes giveaway! haha. I’m not sure what I would do with these stakes, but I will let our readers over on OPC know about the giveaway… I LOVE giveaways!
October 16th, 2008 at 10:22 am
We just put in our yard at our new house and these would definitely come in handy to do landscaping with!
October 16th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
What a wonderful idea! I hate those garden staples!
October 17th, 2008 at 11:01 am
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October 18th, 2008 at 7:24 am
These stakes would be put to good use at my parents new house.
October 18th, 2008 at 10:11 am
these stakes are wonderful for anchoring down chicken wire and garden/tree netting! Thanks for such a neat giveaway!
Tammy
October 18th, 2008 at 10:40 am
I sure I will find a use for them in the garden!
October 18th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
These would be great, I have lots of uses
October 18th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
And I was sitting here wondering whether the store had stakes for my backyard area. I need to win.
October 18th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
have lots of uses too
October 18th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
I would use them to stake up my overgrown perrenials. Now we just need some biodegradable twine.
October 18th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
I need to put down the black fabric that keeps weeds from growing around my AC units. These would be used to hold down the fabric from high winds and leaf blowers.
October 18th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
I am planning on laying down a lot of Sod next Spring, this will come in handy.
October 18th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
I would use them to stake my new plants and herbs..thanks for the contest.
October 18th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
These sound like a great alternative to the metal stakes I now use.
A question, though.
Are they non-toxic? (Oh, say, if a certain dog chewed on one.)
October 18th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
I would love to win these for next spring!I have 2 little grandsons,age 3 and 6, that think they can do everything me and paw can do.these would be perfect for letting them help,much better than staples!We put out the early plants with liner underneath ,the boys could easily help.would be great with their strawberry and blackberry plants as well.
enter me please.thank you…
October 18th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
I need to put down some seed blanets and this will be great to hold them in place
October 19th, 2008 at 12:00 am
I am redoing some landscaping and using fabric weed blocker. I could really use more lawn stakes.
October 19th, 2008 at 2:50 am
I would love to use this to fix up someone’s lawn…I love helping people.
October 19th, 2008 at 3:56 am
they would be just the thing to hold down ground cover in my greenhouse
October 19th, 2008 at 4:41 am
THE GARDEN SEASON IS OVER, BUT AM PUTTING IN A COVER CROP NEXT YEFOR NEXT YEAR….
October 19th, 2008 at 4:59 am
I am planning on putting in a rock garden around my deck and first need to lay down landscaping fabric, these would help tremendously!
October 19th, 2008 at 5:21 am
I’d use them with landscape fabric in the gardens around the house, and with bird netting for the berry plants I’m putting in by the hill. Thanks for hosting the giveaway.
October 19th, 2008 at 5:22 am
they would be very handy in my flower garden
October 19th, 2008 at 6:33 am
They would be great for holding down a fabric weed preventer.
October 19th, 2008 at 6:53 am
I could use these in my garden and home orchard.
October 19th, 2008 at 7:07 am
We bought a bouse that was forclosed on. The entire yard is dead. I am sure that we can find a use for these.
October 19th, 2008 at 7:10 am
We just moved into a new home. It doesn’t even have grass as of yet. These would be handy for making the flower beds.
October 19th, 2008 at 7:21 am
Being biodegradable it would be great for and around the garden. Things I find after turning over the soil I would never intend to leave there.
October 19th, 2008 at 7:54 am
That is so great.
October 19th, 2008 at 8:34 am
very cool count me in
October 19th, 2008 at 10:40 am
Count me in please
October 19th, 2008 at 10:41 am
Iam putting in some new sod next spring and this would surly come in handy.
October 19th, 2008 at 11:10 am
Rita,
The stakes are safe for pets, and biodegrade completely into carbon dioxide, humus, and water, so your dog will be safe should he decide to dig these up and chew on them.
October 19th, 2008 at 11:23 am
I would try to see if I could use them as guides for my soaker hoses.
October 19th, 2008 at 11:46 am
Looks like a great product. Thanks for the contest.
October 19th, 2008 at 11:48 am
looks like a grat contest. Haven’t thought of any uses yet, but if I want won I am sure I could come up with a few.
October 19th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Thanks
October 19th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
These are awesome!!
October 19th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Another way to be green.
October 19th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
i am putting it some gardens this spring so i could put them to use
October 19th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
I had never heard of this type of product until today. It sounds almost too good to be true, but you have successfuly used them, so I’m game. Please enter me.
October 19th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
want to get rid of all the grass in the front yard and do a rock bed……will use them to hold down the weed tarp
October 19th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
this will come in handy when i hve to cover for the winter months!
great contest!
October 19th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
I would be able to use these to keep my fabric on the ground and in place.
October 19th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
How very generous and thoughtful of you to help gardeners to improve their vegetable and flower production. Thanks for the contest.
October 19th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
I could really use these
October 19th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Bring in the Green!
October 19th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
This is great.With the holidays rolling by I can hold the decreations down on the front lawn with the Green Stakes and if I miss a few in the lawn they will vanish in do time.Thanks Great Idea!!!
October 19th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
something handy and good for the earth , i am in
October 19th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
None
October 19th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Getting ready to build a new home. They sure will come in handy for sod and landscaping.
October 19th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
We recently gave our front and back yard a “green” makeover, and these would just be the icing on the stake, er, cake!
October 19th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
I would love to have these to start a wildflower garden with my kids. The mats are perfect, and these will keep them down!
October 20th, 2008 at 3:47 am
This sounds perfect- but are they safe for my 3 dogs and 4 cats?-
October 20th, 2008 at 3:48 am
My husband would definitely like to have these for his garden!
October 20th, 2008 at 5:30 am
Count me in
October 20th, 2008 at 5:37 am
When we were putting down flowerbed covers this spring I was wondering why there wasn’t a “green” stake out there! And you have this product! I would love to win this to start using immediately on our winter ground covers!
October 20th, 2008 at 5:50 am
I NEED THOSE ~ FOR ALL MY PLANTS IN THE YARD
October 20th, 2008 at 7:40 am
these would be perfect in the raised garden beds we’re putting in next year. i would use them to stake our forms for our peas and other vines. would also be great for putting down our landscaping fabric in the flowerbed. thanks
October 20th, 2008 at 8:00 am
great for using with weed block!
October 20th, 2008 at 8:19 am
I need this bad for weed blocking.
October 20th, 2008 at 8:26 am
I could use these
October 20th, 2008 at 8:33 am
My mom and I could use these in our yards.
October 20th, 2008 at 9:35 am
Would love to use these to “clamp” down the chicken wire that protects my garden bed from those hungry bunnies!
October 20th, 2008 at 9:35 am
thanks
October 20th, 2008 at 9:53 am
What a great idea, my husband would love these, thank you
October 20th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Sounds like a great idea that would come in VERY handy next spring.
October 20th, 2008 at 10:42 am
In order to cut down on weeds next year I cover my garden and beds this year end of season with newspapers ( also biodegradable ) and it keeps the seeds and volunteers from germinating in the spring. Stakes would be a lot easier than the current whatever I have available to hold down the paper process I use now.
October 20th, 2008 at 11:30 am
if you saw my lawn you wouldn’t have to ask why i need them
October 20th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
This would be a great tool to make life easier in my gardening.
October 20th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
What a great idea, i would love these
October 20th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Finally something that won’t rust.
October 20th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
I would love these, they would be perfect in the garden to hold down the black weed barrier and also to tack down the plastic freezer shield that protects the plants when it is cold out. This way if I forget (or lose) one in the garden it will not eat up the tines on the rototiller.
October 20th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
great idea.
October 20th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
sure could use the help
October 20th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
We have thirty acres and I am sure we could put these to good use
October 21st, 2008 at 12:05 am
Lots of uses!!
October 21st, 2008 at 4:57 am
I would love these I am tired of stepping on lawn staples and punturing my feet how do I puncture my feet you may ask because I am forever forgetting to put on my shoes when I go outside
Bonnie in FL
blday50@yahoo.com
October 21st, 2008 at 8:41 am
I just moved into a new house and need all the help I can get with gardening!
October 21st, 2008 at 9:29 am
My dad has picked up gardening and his flowers and garden are really a piece of art at this point! I would love to win these for him!
October 21st, 2008 at 9:43 am
Laying sod
October 21st, 2008 at 10:26 am
I would use them for landscaping.
October 21st, 2008 at 11:15 am
I have some landscaping projects that would benefit from the green stakes.
October 21st, 2008 at 11:52 am
Seems like we’re always putting down more landscape fabric, then covering with bark–these would be nice for holding down that fabric.
October 21st, 2008 at 12:23 pm
I cover alot of my flowers over the winter with netting and leaves
October 21st, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Those would be awesome for my garden!
October 21st, 2008 at 12:55 pm
I would love something like that for my garden.
October 21st, 2008 at 12:58 pm
These would be great for my flower gardens and my two little girls vegetable gareden. Plus we have been planting trees in our yard for a couple of years so these would be good to put around them also. Thanks so much for a great giveaway!
furygirl3132[at]comcast[dot]net
October 21st, 2008 at 3:40 pm
I would like to give these a try. Thanks for the contest.
October 21st, 2008 at 5:10 pm
I’d use them to stake fabric….we call them the “weed mats”. We are due to replace ours, so these would come in handy!
October 21st, 2008 at 6:18 pm
I live in the country. My grass could really use some help. Please enter me, thank you
October 21st, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Sounds like a great product
October 21st, 2008 at 7:27 pm
These are great! I didn’t even know that something like this existed. These will be very useful to us–thanks!
October 21st, 2008 at 10:46 pm
I will use these stakes to anchor yard and patio decorations! What a wonderful idea!
PICK ME!!!!!!
(please)
October 22nd, 2008 at 5:22 am
We plan to start some maple trees from seedlings, and these look like they would help stake them.
October 22nd, 2008 at 6:49 am
I sure I will find a use for them in the garden!
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:35 am
these would be great in the veggie garden!
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:59 am
I will use them to stake out where the kids shouldn’t walk when I plant grass in spring, also, to stake down the kids tent and playhouse, they lost the stakes that came with them. I could go on and on, but then I would never shut up. I can’t wait to get my stakes!!! (wink)
October 22nd, 2008 at 11:31 am
enter me!
October 22nd, 2008 at 11:35 am
These would come in handy when we plant new grass!
October 22nd, 2008 at 12:41 pm
I could use these next spring when I plant my flower beds.
October 22nd, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Bought a house that needs lots of landscaping done…
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Need to do tons of landscaping! Please?
October 22nd, 2008 at 5:12 pm
This will come in handy for next spring!!!
October 22nd, 2008 at 5:17 pm
I want to use them to put down some landscaper’s fabric. We are redoing our beds. These would help us greatly.
October 22nd, 2008 at 5:45 pm
I’d use these for planning and marking my flower and vegetable gardens
*Thanks* for the giveaway!
October 22nd, 2008 at 6:17 pm
These look like they would work great to immobilize the sprinkler-head “doughnuts” that are supposed to keep the lawnmower from decapitating the sprinklers. Thanks — You Grow, Girl!
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:27 pm
oh these would be great in starting our new gardens and flower beds
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:36 pm
I plan to win the lottery tonite, and can use when I replant the shrubs, etc. around my house after the remodel.
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:41 pm
How neat - hadn’t heard of these before. I hope to use them for a temporary flower/veggie garden border. Thank you for the chance to win them!
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:56 pm
What a great product! Thanks!
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Just what I need to redo my lawn
October 22nd, 2008 at 10:41 pm
How wonderful. sign me up, please!!!!
October 23rd, 2008 at 2:20 am
these would be great in my garden
October 23rd, 2008 at 2:50 am
We’re looking to do some sodding of the section of the backyard where the pool used to be. These would be wonderful to help hold the sod sections in place.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:32 am
Sweet
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:13 am
oh, wow! Would my husband be happy if I won this! Good luck to me!
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:21 am
would be great to use in the garden, for laying down nets, also around the fruit trees, to net the trees, so birds don’t have daily buffets. thanks for a great opportunity.
October 23rd, 2008 at 6:54 am
I have a two and a half acre orchard. These stakes would be perfect for use around my trees. What an excellent idea. Since I have a well, I am always concerned about the purity of my ground water.
October 23rd, 2008 at 6:55 am
I would love to use these stakes in my vegetable garden and around my artichokes. It is about time they came up with a better idea!
October 23rd, 2008 at 7:05 am
arranging the veggie plants
October 23rd, 2008 at 7:20 am
since i live with a constant wind they should help hold down sod mats
October 23rd, 2008 at 7:48 am
Wonderful idea! Thanks!
October 23rd, 2008 at 8:48 am
Green is good
October 23rd, 2008 at 9:19 am
i would use these for anchoring landscape fabric im always making new gardens
October 23rd, 2008 at 9:52 am
Would love to try when doing my landscaping. Thanks!
October 23rd, 2008 at 10:29 am
I’d use these to help support cheesecloth in my garden that I use to protect from frost! And I’d give some to my dad, who is also a gardener!
October 23rd, 2008 at 10:41 am
I’m planning on starting up a garden, so these would be great! Thank you so much for the great contest!
October 23rd, 2008 at 10:42 am
These would be fab for the garden I’m planning with my kids! Thanks for the contest!
October 23rd, 2008 at 11:44 am
I woyld use them for the flowers and plants I will be planting in my yard.
October 23rd, 2008 at 11:47 am
i could use these in my garden
October 23rd, 2008 at 12:10 pm
We had a large area cleared for raised bed gardening, but I’m putting landscape fabric and rocks down first. These would really come in handy!
October 23rd, 2008 at 12:20 pm
This is such a GREAT idea!! I love it when folks come up with creative alternatives like this. I’d use them for a number of things, but mostly for landscape fabric and seed rolls. Thanks for the opportunity to win them!
October 23rd, 2008 at 12:25 pm
I’d love to use them for all of my garden veggies
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:46 pm
I agree with Joni. Great for using with weed block. Would be good for flower garden too!
October 23rd, 2008 at 2:41 pm
I got over 1.5 acres and love landscaping it. These will come in handy
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:59 pm
These look interesting. I’d like to try them in my yard.
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:19 pm
A friend of my children has started his own landscaping business. He’s like one of my own kids. I would love to win these for him. Thanks!
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:45 pm
I could really use these to hold down all the weed tarp in my yard!
October 23rd, 2008 at 7:42 pm
I sure I will find a use for them in the garden!
October 23rd, 2008 at 7:48 pm
i like my stakes medium rare but in this case green is much better than pink :)if i became a cop these would be useful in a stake out
October 23rd, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Several hot and dry summers have left our yard looking spotty. We need to resod many areas in order to have a healthy lawn again. These would be great for the project. We also need to put down new hardware fabric in the garden area to keep out the weeds, so we need these to keep it in place - safe from leaf blowers and other things that disturb it. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this giveaway!
October 23rd, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Our lawn would benefit from using this giveaway. thanks for the chance.
October 23rd, 2008 at 10:33 pm
These would be great, I have lots of uses. Thanks!!!
October 25th, 2008 at 7:38 am
I would use these to help wind proof my veggie trellises instead of using metal stakes.