With the nation in lockdown and many of us working from home, interest in carrying out DIY jobs is soaring. But did you know that cleaning your DIY tools will extend their lifespan for a better ...

Vinegar’s natural acidity helps loosen rust and dirt from your gardening tools with little to no effort. Regularly cleaning gardening tools prolongs their lifespan and minimizes cross-contamination.

Poor but honest folks, my father was the son of a carpenter and a gardener. He was taught from an early age that if you did not take care of your tools, you did not work, and, therefore, did not eat.

All you need is oil, vinegar, steel wool and a whetstone to get everything looking as good as new I am a tool-care evangelist. I like to keep my harvest knife sharp and my garden fork hung up tidily ...