How to Choose and Use Pruners | Ask This Old House
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- čas přidán 5. 05. 2019
- Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada shares some tips about pruners.
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Cost: $15-$30
Skill Level: Beginner
Tools:
Bypass pruners [amzn.to/2Y0uT9M]
Anvil pruners [amzn.to/2IUU1va]
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Shopping List:
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Steps:
1. Pruners get their names by the way they cut. The blades on the bypass pruners slide slightly pass each other, hence bypassing one another. The blades on anvil pruners perfectly line up and crush together when cut, like a hammer to an anvil.
2. Because of their intense cut, anvil pruners are stronger and great for cutting dead wood or bulk material. However, that strong cut can also damage the tissue of live plants, so it shouldn’t be used for delicate pruning.
3. Bypass pruners, on the other hand, can cut in a way that doesn’t damage the tissue of the plant and are perfect for precision cuts. When pruning, Jenn recommends looking for V’s in the plant and making the cuts there until the plant is shaped and healthy looking.
4. After pruning, Jenn recommends cleaning the pruners thoroughly to prevent them for transferring disease from one plant to another. To do this, take a small bucket of three parts water and one part bleach mixed together and swirl the pruners with the blades open in the solution. Then, wipe the blades down dry to prevent rusting.
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When it comes to pruning, Jenn prefers to use a pair of bypass pruning shears, which are manufactured by ARS (amzn.to/2V6miFH). For cutting back dead wood and bulkier items where a precision cut isn’t needed, anvil pruners will get the job done faster. The pair Jenn demonstrated are a pair of Fiskars anvil pruners (amzn.to/2Wdn944).
Expert assistance with this segment was provided by Nawada Landscape Design (www.nawadalandscapedesign.com/).
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How to Choose and Use Pruners | Ask This Old House
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Hi TOH, thanks for showing us what kind of pruners to use on our bushes ! 👍☺🔨🔩🔧
I used to work with Jen! Great person, great attitude, great horticulturist. Great to see her on TOH too!
I never knew to use a bleach-water mix to sterilize cutters. I mean, is this on the instructions? I wish they would mention any recommended books for newbies at pruning, as well. I am liking Jenn more and more...glad to see she is a compliment to Roger.
just bought some sweet heavy duty fiskars of both kinds last week.
@Mo Chubby's Music nice. i hear they're good about those warranty claims. i'm not crazy about all of the plastic they use, but they do make fine products.
@@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power I too, bought a set of Fiskars Anvil and cutter pruners. The little lock lever works but takes some effort (especially wearing gardener's gloves).
@@xoxo2008oxox i hear you, but i've dealt with some _terrible_ pruner locks in my day 😄 even a set or two that would pop open in my pocket, causing the pruners to spring out of my pocket unnoticed.
The most important thing about pruning is to realize it's not just for looks it's also for plant health. Plants don't have brains so they grow whatever way that works rather than what's healthy. Pruning keeps them from harming themselves and keeps them happier. Don't be scared of pruning!
My grandma uses prunes. In juice form.
Was that an alligator head? Looks a little like Cthulhu...
Why would anyone ever buy an anvil pruner?!!Why would any company even make an anvil pruner? From what I can see, there’s no advantage to an anvil pruner. Maybe lower cost..??...but I can’t see the cost being that much lower to justify it even being a viable option. It should just go extinct.
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I never thought I'd care about different pruners. I still don't.
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