Maintain your garden tools regularly to ensure they remain effective throughout the gardening season. Shovels, axes, lawn mower blades and pruning tools all require cleaning and sharpening to perform ...

If you've made the investment in gardening tools, now is the time to clean and sharpen them so they're ready to go in spring.

I use my pruning shears more than any other garden tool, and although it may seem strange to admit, I have a fondness for them. My pruning shears get used almost every time I step into my garden, and ...

Around the homestead tools are a necessity, not a luxury. Doesn’t it seem as if more of our tools have edges than those that don’t? Isn’t it usually a luxury to find a good sharp edge on those tools ...

Frequent, minimal sharpening keeps tools working their best. • Hoes, shovels: Use a 12-inch mill bastard file, preferably with a handle on it, and make a smooth, sharp edge by filing in forward ...