August Tips
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

Contact: Diane Relf, Extension Specialist, Environmental Horticulture

October 1996

  • A mousetrap attached to the wall of the tool shed can be a glove trap. Gloves hung there will dry quickly and can be easily found.

  • Check hose connections, pipes, and valves for water leaks. Even a small dribble can waste hundreds of gallons of water in a day.

  • Use an old, metal, tire rim for hanging your garden hose. Paint it the same color as your house or shed, and fasten it to the side of a building near the spigot.

  • Go over all the coldframe sashes and greenhouse glazing, replace broken glass, putty, and repaint.

  • If you do not have a coldframe, build one now.

    Monthly Tips have been prepared since 1986 by various staff of the Office of Consumer Horticulture including Ellen Bennett, Michelle Buckstrup, Susan Day, Susan DeBolt, Sharon Dendy, Kate Dobbs, Sheri Dorn, David Gravell, Virginia Nathan, Jenny Shuster, Ellen Silva, and Ruth Sorenson. Resource material for the development of this information includes the Virginia Master Gardener Handbook; Extension Publications and newsletters from VCE, numerous other states, and the USDA; and an extensive library of over 900 books, magazines, and journals. Project funded by The Virginia Gardener Newsletter subscription fees. Diane Relf, Project Director and Content Specialist.

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