Blowing in the wind

Here's how to tell the wind direction in my kitchen garden.I'm always looking for ways to make my own tools using recycled materials.A case in point, this wind direction indicator was made an old cd,a strip of wood and a  roller from an old office chair.It's been up there for a couple of years in very high winds and still works great.

 My trusty conpass

Just another windy day in the kitchen garden

Diy chopping and cutting tools.

Here's two more garden tools I made last spring.The first is a knife used to chop material to compost,kelp etc. It's made from a lawn mower blade and fitted with a oak handle.Here I'm chopping some kelp/seaweed to add to my small seed beds.The combination of a long blade and good weight makes it a excellent tool for this job.  

The second tool is set of loppers,these are made out of a couple steel plates and two pieces of galvanize pipe.I've used them all summer at various jobs around the garden and my rustic furniture projects.Both are very useful tools.