On 8/20/2008 7:35 PM, Father Haskell wrote:

Assuming you buy decent tools, wipe down the wooden handles with
linseed oil before putting them away at the end of the season, and
your
opinion will change.

Where I live, there is no "end of the season". While we do indeed have
seasons (and even seasonal color), I garden year round. Check my garden
diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary/index.html to see entries
for December, January, and February.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/