The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Growing => Fruit => Topic started by: Fleecewife on February 28, 2022, 07:19:56 pm
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Who knew you can now buy rechargeable battery powered secateurs? My hands have become arthritic and creaky so the annual pruning has become a bit of a task (Him indoors isn't allowed to prune since he turned my carefully espaliered apple into a pompom :tired: )
Today my new Bosch rechargeable secateurs arrived and are currently charging up before their first trial tomorrow. I'll let you know if they're worth the outlay :thumbsup: :garden: :apple: :pear: :bee: :cherry: :tree:
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Long since available for professional vineyard pruning and similar. I will be very interested in battery life, cutting width and the like of your particular purchase. Do give us working reviews [member=4333]Fleecewife[/member] along the way.
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Oooooh exciting ... but I just checked the price.... and him indoors was nearly keeling over at the price... I think they may be great for cutting goats hoofs rather than just for pruning. Would like to hear more in due course though!
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I'll see how they go, but Anke I think I would be too scared to use them on a hoof. They work by as soon as you apply pressure and they feel resistance they cut, so it could be a bit of a blood fest :tired:
The price does seem a bit high but a good pair of secateurs isn't cheap either. Having said that, I really struggle with pruning and lots of other things these days, so if it helps, why not make use of it 8)
I have all the fruit trees to prune Arobwk so I'll give you an opinion when I've finished :relief: It might include a finger tally.