What have done towards your prep?

[Straight Shooter]

I have been looking at all my manual gardening tools …..the condition of them and more important replacement parts and new complete tools for spares . I have always kept spare shafts for my folks, spades , axe , picks , sledge hammer and brooms , although I could make my own to a fashion , keeping purpose made shafts make sense for the shorter term , one thing I avoid is the metal or resin based shafts …..one thing I look for at car boot sales is old gardening tools ,they tend to be well made and built to last and have good quality metal , the only thing that really go,s is the shafts , so I have adopted the idea of all gardening tools I have must have the ability to change the shafts with timber ones , taking care of all gardening tools was drummed into me when I was a kid by my grand father ! Never leave your tools out or stuck in the ground ! …always clean after use and clean down with a oil rag and a light rub over the shaft with a linseed rag and hang them up in the shed where they live “ take care of your tools and you will always have food to eat “ keep your tools sharpe and clean always ! Plucking a hair from my head passing it on the the blade of his jack knife where the two pieces fell to the floor , as he removed the pipe from his mouth and puffing out a cloud of smoke ….just like that see boyo !

Wheel barrows , always have a good puncture outfit , spare wheel and tube and another spare complete spare wheel , always leave your barrow upright ….never flat ! Always clean after use and use the oil rag in the bowl in and out ! …..oil the wheel …… ever wait for the squeak !

So in short , growing your own food has now become more important than ever imo , get your tools ready …buy good ones and look after them ……start growing now ! If you don’t know how to ….buy some books and learn how to ……and fast ! From planting to eating takes some time but the effort pays back big ! Start today ! .