Two cheap products with incredibly stupid names have just made yard work a lot easier, and I couldn’t be more delighted.
See, my garden tools are good quality — every garden guru will tell you that’s important — but they’re geting old. (Aren’t we all?) And I have to confess that I’ve never cared for my tools the way all the gardening books say you should. Sharpen the blades, oil the wood, lubricate the moving parts, clean off the mud after using them, store away carefully in a dry place to prevent rust… frankly, who has time for all that?
Particularly at the end of a hot day’s labour, when all you want is a long refreshing shower and some sort of beverage….
As it turns out, however, a bit of time put into proper garden tool care will actually save time (and effort, and unladylike language) later on.
Okay, really I did know that…
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