Gardena SmartCut Comfort Ratchet Anvil Pruners, 0.98 Inch Cut

For dry wood and thicker twigs: dead canes, spent stalks at the end of the season and small branches on shrubs. These are anvil pruners, so the upper blade closes onto a flat lower blade. They take branches up to 25 mm across, about 1 inch, by Gardena's listing.

On a thicker branch the SmartCut ratchet comes into action on its own, and Gardena says it applies 2 times more power. The handles are aluminum with a built-in soft grip, and both blades carry a non-stick coating.

For okra, Clemson Extension describes a midsummer ratoon cut that leaves the stalks 6 to 12 inches tall. A stalk inside the 25 mm limit is a job for these; a thicker one calls for a lopper.

Specs: anvil cutting type | maximum cutting diameter 25 mm | SmartCut ratchet | aluminum ErgoTec handles with soft grip | upper and lower blades non-stick coated | 3.6 by 5.4 by 10.4 inches | article 08798-81

Pairs with: How to grow okra.

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