Gardens add not just sheen to the house but can deliver wonderful smells and delectable vegetables too. If not an outside space within the compound, people have a few potted plants sitting somewhere that satiate their gardening needs.
The plants’ growth in your garden is what you desire the most, but they can grow more than intended if left unchecked. Pruning is regularly needed to stem that growth (pun intended) to keep everything from becoming disorderly. The best hand pruners will help you get the job done swiftly and tenderly.
Snipping It Nice and Clean
There are a plethora of pruners in the market to choose from. They each come with their own set of features that work best in different scenarios. It’s best to learn about those features to choose the best pruners for your particular needs.
Type of Blade
There are different types of blades available on other models for different purposes. The most common type is the curved blade available on the bypass pruner. These cut similar to scissors by making two of those blades bypass each over the other. One of them is sharpened on the outside edge, which passes over the other unsharpened one.
The other type is a long straight one with the inner edge sharpened. It is found in anvil type pruners, where it closes down on another blade that is flat and shaped like an anvil. The performance is like that of a knife on a cutting board and is very useful for removing tough wood that has died.
The ratchet type pruner has a blade similar to the cutting one of the anvil, but with an added mechanism to cut in stages. They are useful for long pruning work.
Ease of Use
Pruning appears easy on the outside, but gardeners know how strenuous it can be. The main area of pain is the wrists and finger joints, which have to hold the tension for long periods. And that’s why good hand pruners have good ergonomics to stave off that problem.
Pruners must be chosen based on how well they fit your hand, appropriate length, tension, sharpness, cushioning, and type of blade, etc. to make light work of your pruning.
Easy On the Pocket
Pruners should cut unwanted branches and leaves of your plants, not the wanted amount in your pocket. Buying expensive ones only to have them perform just as much as cheaper ones will do no good. Pruners, especially handheld ones, are small accessories and must be allocated a budget proportionally.
Electrically Operated
With improved technology has come the addition of electric motors to do the heavy lifting of pruning. These electrically operated pruners reduce the labor involved in pruning while saving time and energy. If possible, to opt for one, they can definitely be considered.
The only downsides are the higher costs, power consumption, and extra precaution needs as they might accidentally harm you if mishandled, extra weight, some training required to get the cuts right, and more maintenance compared to traditional ones.
Easy Cleaning
Pruning makes a mess, and your pruners will be subjected to it as well. Good pruners are easy to clean. Some allow themselves to be taken apart for cleaning and easily refitted once done.
Hand Pruners hand you the power to cleanse your garden of overgrowth, keeping it tidy and neat as it is meant to be.