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Pruning shears are necessary if you want the seedlings to grow well

2025-01-03

Gardening friends, there is one tool is definitely essential, that is pruning scissors. Today we're going to look at pruning shears. What are pruning shears? As the name suggests: pruning scissors, in fact, is not only branches, can be said to be dedicated to pruning woody plants and flowers. It has a strong blade and a thick handle.
Where are the pruners used? Gardening must be used, then it is divided into flowers, fruit trees, trees, bushes, etc., it can be said that as long as your home has flowers, trees and grass can use this tool. As for why use it to repair, generally speaking, when there are scissors to cut tape, who will use their teeth or hands to pull it? One is beautiful, the other is loving.

What kinds of pruners are there?
Pruning shears are specially designed for flower branches, branches, low fruit trees and other uses, the species will have high branch shears, low branch shears, whole hedge shears. Pruning shears are also a kind of garden tools, most of the shape design is circular arc and semi-oval, what are the advantages of this shape?
1, can reduce the friction between scissors and the cut, better and more accurate pruning to each part of the branches.
2, for long-term pruners, it is easy to scissors and Joe, bush "wrong", in order to prevent this "wrong pruning". In general, tools are mostly divided into manual and electric, pruning shears are the same, for small pruning efforts, less pruning range, the use of manual, and pruning efforts, more range, manual is unbearable, you have to use electric.

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How to choose pruning scissors?
Generally, the purchase of tools and the selection of big brands will not be wrong, because the production technology of big brands is more mature, the quality and process are better, and the life will be longer. Choose the length of the corresponding cutting blade, some pruning blade is longer, some is shorter, if you often trim the thick paper, choose a long cutting edge, on the contrary, choose a shorter cutting edge. Try to use the lock is convenient and comfortable, good quality pruning scissors lock up after use is more smooth, unlocking and locking is easier. Is the spring performance good? If it is strong and stable, then the quality is not too bad. Choose steel scissors, preferably imported steel, so that the use of a long time and hardness is not easy to break. And choose a coated surface, can prevent scissors rust. The most important thing is that the weapon is not smooth, only the hand knows, at least you have to choose a easy to hold, it is best to have holes, the use of not easy to fall off.

How to use pruning scissors correctly?
Remove some of the inferior pruning scissors, the wrong use of the pruning scissors will also cause damage. Look closely: pruning shears have a curved arc with a wide blade on one side and a narrow blade on the other. When pruning, remember that the wide edge is close to the body of the plant and the narrow edge is close to the branch to be removed (the wide edge is inside, the narrow edge is outside).

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How to maintain pruners?
Tools tend to wear out and become dull after long use. When the pruning shears are blunt, the branches will have cut damage, and the growth point will be damaged and unable to take root or sprout. Manual pruning scissors should first take out the spring - in case the blade parts are shot off when the knife is removed, then unscrew, step by step disassemble, and in order to avoid missing parts, remember to take photos. Prepare the grinding tool (the number of grindstones used for coarse grinding and fine grinding is also different), and grind the blade back and forth at a vertical Angle to smooth it. You can also spray with maintenance agent and lubricant from time to time.