By John Bruce | March 2010

• Intro
• Basic and Not-so-basic Tools
• Newer Tools
• Storing Your Tools
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Storing your tools

Avoid clutter and damage by keeping your tools organized and dry. There’s a tremendous selection in stores and online of storage racks, systems, tool organizers, outdoor closets and sheds. A basic, simple storage idea is to use a bucket caddy with cloth pockets that wraps around a 5-gallon bucket. It’s convenient for storing small tools and you can dump weeds in the bucket. Another idea for keeping small tools, seeds, sunscreen and other items handy is to mount a jumbo mailbox on a post near the garden.

John Bruce is an editor, writer and gardener.