Questions tagged [tool-maintenance]

Keeping your gardening tools in their best condition

Use this tag for questions about keeping your gardening tools in their best condition. Good tools are worth looking after so that they will give you many years, if not decades of service.

Maintenance questions could include anti-rust and wood preservation for spades & forks; sharpening for pruners, lawn mowers, etc.

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Storing garden tools in sand?

I once read that storing garden hand tools (weeder, hand shovel, pruning sheers, etc.) in sand mixed with a little bit of mineral oil is a good practice because it lubricates them and keeps them sharp. I have been doing this for several years, but I…
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