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By weeds | Keep a bucket of oily sand in a handy place to stick your tools in to prevent rust. [View the item] |
Name: Kristi east Texas pineywoods (Zone 8a)              pod Nov 14, 2012 8:03 PM CST |
| This is a great tip that I've been meaning to do for a while. Thanks for the 'bump'. Need to get this done and keep threatening to paint the handle of my garden tools purple or pink or... theoretically making them easier to find or to keep them from walking off. lol Be content moving inch by inch because, by days end, the inches, will add up to feet and yards. Fulfilling ambitious objectives is usually done one step at a time. |
Name: Mary My little patch of paradise (Zone 7b) Gardening dilettante, that's me!          fiwit Apr 17, 2013 5:52 AM CST |
| Margaret Roach (awaytogarden.com) recommends using flaxseed oil instead of motor oil. Whatever oil is in the sand will be on your tools, and eventually will transfer to wherever you use your tools. Northwest Georgia Daylily Society I'm going to retire and live off of my savings. Not sure what I'll do that second week. My yard marches to the beat of a bohemian drummer... |
Name: Rick Corey Everett WA 98204 (Zone 8a) Sunset Zone 5. Koppen Csb. Eco 2f             RickCorey Sep 25, 2014 2:05 PM CST |
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