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Spring is officially here and it’s time to tackle the new season outside in our yards.

How to clean your rusty garden tools

This hack only takes one household ingredient white wine vinegar.

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2.Leave them to soak for a few hours and overnight if they are particularly grubby.

3.Scrub off any leftover rust or dirt with a brush or scourer.

4.Rinse thoroughly and allow them to dry.

Rusty garden tools

If stubborn rust remains, Peskett recommends giving your tools a second soak.

And it worked very well in my testing, saving me from unnecessary back pain.

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3.Store your metal garden tools, like trowels andpruning shears, by pushing their blades into the sand.

4.Keep the container somewhere dry, and top up the oil occasionally.

How does it work?

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