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Practical Tips on Garden Tool Care and Maintenance Shared by Other GardenersHere you'll get advice on garden tool care and maintenance from other gardeners. Read the lessons they learnt from their experiences then share your own practical tips here.
We recommend that you also read our article on garden tool care and maintenance afterwards.
Enjoy your reading.
1. Clean your garden tools after use. This simple yet effective process can make them last longer.
2. If your tool has metal parts that are NOT rust-proof, you should apply a coat of oil to the surface before you store. This will prevent rusting. 3. Before you ever attempt to do any garden tool maintenance work at home, make sure you get advice from someone who's done that before. Or buy a good book on the subject from amazon.com 4. Treat the wooden handles of your garden tools to prevent decay or termites infestation. Ask your local tool shop for the wood treatment options available.
5. It's safer to replace broken handles than to repair them. Repaired handles break more easily and cause more accidents.
6. Read the manufacturers manual before you use any tool. Make sure it is assembled well. Use it well. Take care of it well. If ever in doubt, call the customer care line at the back or inside-front page of your manual.
7. Garden tool care involves keeping blades sharp. You will save energy and time this way.
8. Don't attempt to do anything you don't understand. If a garden tool is malfunctioning and you don't know what to do, ask for help.
9. It's helpfull to keep a maintenance log for your tools especially the important ones - lawn mowers, cultivators etc.
10. Remember to prepare for winter. Gas powered engines, drip irrigation and lawn sprinkler systems are examples of garden equipment that can be damaged by not preparing them adequately for winter. Drain all water, un-plug all batteries....
11. When water freezes, it would cause cracks and damage some of your tools. Remove all water from the radiators of small engines and watering systems before you put them away for winter.
12. Check the condition of your tools regularly. If they are damaged, repair them OR replace them.
13. Be careful which books on garden tool care you buy. Get easy to use books with useful information. one way to find out is by asking other gardeners if any book was helpful.
14. Don't interchange parts from different manufacturers unless it is clearly stated that you can do so. Use genuine manufacturers' parts for its brand of tools.
15 .If you don't have a manual, request for one from the manufacturer. Most of them will be willing to send one to you once you prove that you have a tool they produced.
16. Do-it-yourself is good but know that you can't do it all.
17. Don't be afraid to call the manufacturers' help-line. After all you paid for your tool.
Share your own practical tip on garden tool care here.
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