Ashman Galvanized Garden Stakes Landscape Staples and Fence Stake (50 Garden Staples - Heavy Duty & Anti Rust Galvanized)

Wow, now these are some really sturdy garden staples! Great product.

Stronger than my other staples, don't easily bend. These work perfectly to hold down cardboard until I get enough grass clippings to mulch my garden.

I recently completed a very large landscaping overhaul. I basically went through 3 boxes of the 500 count, one box of 259 count and 3 boxes of 599 count from the bix box store that's a lot of staples). From time to time I need to re adjust plants or add new plantings which means, sometimes pulling up staples.First of all, these are quite long. Almost double the length of the ones from the big box store. Second, they are thicker gauge. Which means if you have to pound them in they won't bend like a toothpick. I usually have no issue with these. But have to be ginger with the ones from the big box store. Third, after pulling out and replacing, or moving, or adjusting many, sometimes over the course of days, up to (most recently) a year, the real difference between these and the box store ones is very apparent......rust. The box store ones are rusting after a matter of weeks, where as these look brand new even after a year. It's odd, since they're both supposed to be galvanized, but not all galvanizing is created equal. These definitely have stood the test of time.Lastly, and perhaps most important, these are actually cheaper than the ones from the big box store. By at least $10-15, so the question is why would I buy the box store ones over these? Well, when you're in the middle of gardening and you need to get the work done, you just can't stand around waiting for next day or 4hour shipping, so the box store will always have the edge if I can just run out and grab a box off the shelf in minutes. I am glad I did anyways because I would otherwise not have been able to make a clear a comparison between the two.These are my go to and I have recommended them to others who have purchased and had the same experience as me. If you're on the lookout for quality landscape staples, do not hesitate to buy these.

Pros:- Low Price per Staple.- Fast Delivery.- Many uses in the garden.- Works in soils that are somewhat loosened.- Volume discount offered. The more you buy, the lower the price per staple.- Within the known limitations of the product, this brand works as good, or better than the comptetitive offerings on Amazon.com at a lower price point.Cons:- Staples are not very sharp so difficult to penetrate commercial landscape fabrics.- Galvanizing on staples is not very thick so questionable longevity without rusting. Good enough for most purposes.- Staples are 11 gauge and not stiff enough to penetrate heavy clay soils, soils with some aggregate content, or heavy landscape fabric. In those, the staples bend or just will not penetrate far.I needed a bulk purchase of these landscape staples and the Ashman Garden Landscape Staples were the best price offering in the 1000 staple range. They offer a better price/staple when ordering 5000 staples but that quantity was more than I would use in a couple years. I have purchased and used these 11 guage staples from several different vendors and this Ashman brand is equivalent, or better than almost all the other 11 guage staples I have tried. I mainly use these staples for staking/holding up new iris rhizomes so the don't fall over, stabilizing new plantings in loosened soil, staking down garden fencing to prevent animal pests from getting into garden areas, staking down landscape fabric for weed and soil erosion control and staking down tarps, cloths, or plastic in outside applications where the material might blow away in the wind or bunched up and cause hazards during a job (painting tarps, tarps over construction materials, tarps over wood piles, etc.). For most applications where the soil is loosened and the staples do not have a lot of pulling up force on them, these work fine.The areas where these staples do not work the best are where the soil is compacted clay; where the topsoil has been removed leaving a dense, undisturbed subsoil; rocky soils; and where there is a dense/tightly woven cloth that is difficult to penetrate. These Ashman Landscape staple are not really sharp at the end and do not want to penetrate tougher fabrics/materials. If the company would have sheared the ends of f a more of an angle during manufacture, it would have created a sharper end that was easier to use with no higher cost to the manufacturer.Because these Ashman Landscape staples are not that sharp and are the standard 11 guage, they have a tendency to bend in rocky or dense soil substrates. There are other landscape staples available which are thicker (8 guage) and are more robust. Those cost more so I only use them when these Ashman staples will not work.The final thing to be aware of is that these 6 inch long 11 guage landscape staples do not work that good for applications where there is force on the staple to pull it out of the ground or cross force on the staple. Examples of this are using string/cable/rope to hold down a tarp against wind; using a rope/cable to straighten a tree; or, anchor point for a suspended weight. In those cases, the staple is often too short and thin with insufficient surface area to hold the staple in the ground and the staples pull out rapidly. For those applications I recommend at least a 12 inch, or longer staple of heavier guage or some other thicker staking material. Perhaps even a helical screw to stay in the ground and resist the upward force.In conclusion, these Ashman landscape staples work just fine for light duty hold downs of landscape fabric or plant supports. They have a low cost/staple if you buy them in quantity. These Ashman 11 guage garden staples are equivalent, or better quality then competitive offerings on Amazon at a lower price point.

Good Product

The stakes for the ground was everything I was looking for. We bought two of your 200 boxes for the stakes back in the beginning of fall for to cover up our plants for the wintered. They are solid and strong and the box was very heavy. Came to us in a strong box sealed tight. We also used them for in my Memory Garden for my Mom. To hold down a memorial ring I made with plenty of flower and decorations. Is way I knew no one could just run up and take the items or get blown away. They were sharpen enough to go through all the mulch in the garden. Just purchased this box because we ran out of them. They also helped with holding down little white fence around one of the plants so the fence did not move a inch when we had the 35 miles winds. So far no problem. One time we had dig them up because we put down black weed cloths and when planting we were thinking it over and had to pull up the stakes up and that was a hard job. We found out that the flowers spread underground but they would have no ware to pop up again!!! LOL First time planters Some the stakes we could even spread and pulled them to make wider. They worked great and hope they will continue through the strong snow weather and wind. We enjoyed have them instead of looking for rocks. Thank you Darlene Gilmore My Mothers name was Millie Flaker 9/28/38 - 5/19/18 In Memory.

I first bought this to install weed barrier in preparation for my fake grass. I needed a little more so I opted in buying a cheaper product. It has been 4 years and the ashman staples are still rust free and holding. The cheaper staples are rusting and I also noticed they are a lower gauge. I ended up buying these again because they are very useful for other things like holding down my irrigation tubing and also anchoring down my Christmas yard decorations.