Before the spring gardening season begins, prepare by sharpening your garden tools. Sharp tools are safer and easier for you to use and healthier for your plants, according to Julie Janoski, Plant Clinic manager at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle.
If the blades of a cutting tool such as pruners or loppers are sharp, they will slice cleanly through a stem or root without crushing it. “That clean cut will seal up faster,” she said. “A dull tool will tear the plant tissues, making a ragged wound that is more likely to admit disease organisms.”Tools are also easier to use if they’re sharp. Pruners with sharp blades will require less force to slice through a branch. A sharp shovel will be easier to push through soil and roots.
To sharpen a digging tool such as a shovel or spade, use a medium-toothed file such as a bastard-cut mill file. If possible, clamp the tool in a vise, or have someone else hold the tool down firmly while you work. Locate the bevel — the angle at which the inner surface of the tool meets the back surface along the edge.
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