Nifty Tricks To Keep Your Garden Tools Clean

Gardening can be greatly therapeutic and fun, but also a dirty business as you dig up dirt, pull out weeds and feed the soil. Where would we be without our trusty gardening tools? To get the best from them we need to show them a little tender loving care to ensure that they last for many years.

To keep your good tools clean, try this quick trick: 1. Fill a bucket with builder’s sand and saturate the sand with vegetable or car oil. 2. Knock off any soil and dig the metal parts of the tools into the oily sand a few times. This serves three purposes: it cleans off excess dirt, it lightly sharpens the blades, and it oils the tools at the same time. 3. Hang them up and they are ready for the next time you need them. If you are just a budding gardener starting out or an old Oak at gardening looking to expand your collection of gardening tools and accessories, Tanya Visser from the Home Channel has a wide range of essential tools for you. Moulton Mill Stainless Steel Border Spade: A beautifully crafted and traditionally styled garden spade perfect for precision digging. It has a certified FSC ash shaft, a rust-resistant stainless steel head for less soil adhesion, and a polished, double riveted, extra-long socket for greater strength. Price: R980. Moulton Mill Stainless Steel Hand Trowel: The perfect garden hand trowel for planting and weeding. It has a certified FSC ash shaft, an ergonomically shaped handle, a rust-resistant stainless steel head for less soil adhesion, and a cranked shaft to avoid knuckle injuries. Price: R185 Moulton Mill Stainless Steel Hand Fork: The perfect garden hand fork for light cultivating. It has a certified FSC ash shaft, an ergonomically shaped handle, a rust-resistant stainless steel head for less soil adhesion, and a cranked shaft to avoid knuckle injuries. Price: R185 Moulton Mill Stainless Steel Border Fork: A beautifully crafted and traditionally styled garden fork perfect for precision digging. It has a certified FSC ash shaft, a rust-resistant stainless steel head for less soil adhesion, and a polished, double riveted, extra-long socket for greater strength. Price: R980 Moulton Mill Stainless Steel Weed Knife: Featuring a three side sharpened head, this is the perfect garden tool for precision weeding. Price: R185 Moulton Mill Stainless Steel Three Prong Cultivator: The perfect garden tool for cultivating soil. It has a certified FSC ash shaft, an ergonomically shaped handle, and a rust-resistant stainless steel head for less soil adhesion.  Price: R185 Contact: The Home Channel