The winter months, when gardening chores are not as plentiful, is a great time to give your gardening tools a much-needed maintenance to keep them sharp and ready to use. All gardeners have favorite ...

"High-quality tools can last over 30 years with regular care. To ensure the investment you make in these tools lasts for a ...

Before the spring gardening season begins, prepare by sharpening your garden tools. Sharp tools are safer and easier for you to use and healthier for your plants, according to Julie Janoski, Plant ...

It's February, and you may be itching to get out in the garden. But you know it's too soon to plant a lot of the things you're thinking of. What to do? Spend some time getting ready for spring by ...

With the warm temperatures and peaking buds out there it’s hard keep out of the garden. But with enough rain to float off Kentucky’s own ark, the ground is in no mood to be worked right now. So the ...

Sharpen and clean your garden tools when putting them away for the season. Sharpen spades with an electric hand grinder and put the bevel on the inside edge of the spades. It is important to wear ear ...

November is the time to get the garden buttoned up for the winter, and to put tools and equipment in order so they will be ready for spring gardening. General garden careIt is a good idea to sharpen ...

Sharpening tools is an important gardening task that can be completed indoors. If your tools are sharp, your plants will benefit, said Julie Janoski, Plant Clinic manager at The Morton Arboretum in ...

You'd like to buy a new set of hand pruners, but when you start shopping, you find that you can pay $10, you can pay $15, you can pay $20, you can pay $50. Should you go cheap or should you buy the ...

Typically used for daily maintenance, a steel honing rod is made of hardened steel, which can also sometimes be ...

Fall is a great time to take stock of your gardening and other bladed tools, and get them in pristine shape before they're put away for the season. Sharpening tools like shovels, hoes, pruning shears, ...