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The Stainless Scoop
$29.00
- Description
Say goodbye to potting mix all over the bench (and somehow in your socks). This lightweight stainless steel scoop is made for indoor repotting, with a wide curved bowl that helps you guide mix neatly into smaller pots without crushing leaves or spilling half the bag.
The shape is the magic: it slides in close, pours cleanly, and gives you way more control when you’re topping up, repotting, or doing a quick soil refresh.
Why you’ll love it
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Made from stainless steel (durable, easy to clean, looks good doing it)
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Wide curve for smooth, controlled pouring into tight spaces
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Lightweight + easy to handle for fuss-free indoor potting
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Great for potting mix, soil toppers, bark, perlite, LECA—the lot
Specs
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Length: 25.4 cm
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Material: Stainless steel
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Use: Indoor potting + repotting
Care
Rinse after use and dry—easy.
FAQ
What can I use it for?
Anything you’d scoop into a pot: potting mix, top dressings, bark, perlite and LECA.
What size pots does it suit?
It’s made for smaller indoor pots. The wide curved bowl slides in close to the plant and pours cleanly, so mix goes into the pot rather than over the leaves or across the bench.
Stainless or Copper Scoop?
They do different jobs. The Stainless Scoop has a wide bowl that moves more mix per scoop, which makes it the everyday workhorse for repotting and topping up. The Copper Potting Scoop has a narrow bowl for precision work, such as working chunky mix into the gap between a root ball and the pot wall in 100–150mm pots.
How do I clean it?
Rinse it after use and dry it off.
How long is it?
25.4cm.
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