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- Herbstputz: Our garden tools deserve it!
- Clean, care for and stow the hand tools
- Garden hoses, pumps and water tanks do not like frost
- Lawnmowers and electrical appliances
Garden tools should be thoroughly cleaned in the fall before storing
Herbstputz: Our garden tools deserve it!
Especially in the last still warmer autumn days, we always have a lot of garden owners, which could be done on and around the flower beds, so that next year everything will be even more beautiful. Here are a few tubers from the spring bloomers purely, a raised bed should actually also been created for a few weeks and oh dear, the roses must also be quickly aufgeäufelt before the imminent frosty nights.
Then soon comes the first snow and, as in the many years before, the realization: Once again, no one thought of the tool, quickly in the shed, bars and the rest will be at some point ... It just will not if we do not do the same and implement at least some of the following tips.
Clean, care for and stow the hand tools
Hoes, rakes, spades, scythes and shovels are first freed from the last lumps of dirt. An old tub filled with lukewarm water and a hand brush help. Splinters on handles and other pieces of wood can be removed when the equipment is dry again. What does not sit firmly on the stem and wobble is best secured again immediately. For the rusty areas on metal surfaces sandpaper or a wire brush must first be applied, followed by a corrosion inhibitor. For the parts made of wood, a treatment with linseed oil has proven itself, if the stems and handles do not have to be touched in the next few days. For wintering, these garden tools should be as dry and dust-free as possible. Ideal is hanging on a wall of the garden shed or in a equipment cabinet.
Garden hoses, pumps and water tanks do not like frost
Irrigation systems that are in the ground and water pipes also not. Therefore, the entire water supply can now be turned off and completely emptied to protect it from a possible bursting. Plastic water hoses are quite sensitive at minus temperatures and, for safety reasons, are plugged into a larger potato sack or covered with a warming tarpaulin. Fall is also a good opportunity to remove all debris and the mud that has accumulated over the months from the emptied rainwater container (after it's dry inside).
Lawnmowers and electrical appliances
In the case of motor-driven and somewhat larger garden tools, a thorough cleaning is first required before the corresponding corrosion or wood preservation work is done. Then look at the manual, as the manufacturer often additional anti-freeze measures, such as the lowering of the fuel are recommended. The step mower is sometimes treated as a lawn mower, which has to do heavy work in most allotments over the summer. Even if you want to use your later for the leaf removal or a last clearing cut, at least now allow him a little inspection: