Garden Notes
Hand Pruner Care

After pruning you should oil, clean, disinfect, and sharpen your pruners. University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond shows how to do this. She uses a bleach solution that is one part bleach to 10 parts water. Then then shows how to sharpen the pruners with a file. They should be sharp enough to cut paper.

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How to Prune Shrubs

Related Resources:
How to Clean and Sharpen Your Pruners