Preventing Rust and Maintaining Your Garden Tools

Here's a list of tips to help keep your garden tools in good condition.

• Clean your tools well after every use.

• Store your tools somewhere dry and off the ground.

• Keep a towel where you store your tools so you can dry them off before you store them.

• Before you put tools away for the winter put some linseed oil on wood handles and apply WD40 to the metal.
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• Sand wood handles when they get rough to prevent splintering.

• Sharpen shovels with a file when they get dull.

• If you have a rusty tool the best bet is to remove the rust with a metal brush.

If you have any more tips, feel free to add them below.