http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/the-best-gardening-tools-1177 Stumbling self sufficiency in a small space Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:55:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/the-best-gardening-tools-1177/comment-page-1#comment-54987 Judy Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:06:13 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=1177#comment-54987 I keep a 5-gallon plastic bucket of coarse sand (aquarium gravel size) in my tool shed. There's a uqart of motor oil in it. When I come in from the garden I plunge my trowel, shovel, spade, garden fork, what have you, into the gravel and shove it up and down a few times. This scrapes off any stuck on bits of soil and gives a light coating of oil to the tool. About every other year or so I dump the gravel out and then back in, to redistribute the oil. Very easy, works great. And no, there's not so much oil on the tools that I'm concerned about contaminating the garden. I keep a 5-gallon plastic bucket of coarse sand (aquarium gravel size) in my tool shed. There’s a uqart of motor oil in it. When I come in from the garden I plunge my trowel, shovel, spade, garden fork, what have you, into the gravel and shove it up and down a few times. This scrapes off any stuck on bits of soil and gives a light coating of oil to the tool. About every other year or so I dump the gravel out and then back in, to redistribute the oil. Very easy, works great. And no, there’s not so much oil on the tools that I’m concerned about contaminating the garden.

]]> http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/the-best-gardening-tools-1177/comment-page-1#comment-54983 Allotment blogger Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:49:43 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=1177#comment-54983 Our plot holder has one of those three-pronged weed pullers but two of the prongs are only about half an inch apart and the third prong is between them but set about an inch back - perfect for weeding strawberry beds. I really, really, really want one, but I've never seen anything like it anywhere else. Our plot holder has one of those three-pronged weed pullers but two of the prongs are only about half an inch apart and the third prong is between them but set about an inch back – perfect for weeding strawberry beds. I really, really, really want one, but I’ve never seen anything like it anywhere else.

]]> http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/the-best-gardening-tools-1177/comment-page-1#comment-54982 S.O.L. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:12:06 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=1177#comment-54982 I thought I was one of the only people to pretend to use the object I want to buy. From garden tools to a knife for the kitchen. I have to pretend to chop or slice things. I still havent found a knife that I am willing to be parted from my money for! I thought I was one of the only people to pretend to use the object I want to buy. From garden tools to a knife for the kitchen. I have to pretend to chop or slice things. I still havent found a knife that I am willing to be parted from my money for!

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