Carrots!!! YAY!
By The Well Read Gardener(The Well Read Gardener)
I harvested them using my trusty Fiskars garden knife, which worked perfectly and is becoming my favorite tool. I did slice a few while they were still in the ground, but I got the pieces out safe and sound. ...
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Published: Saturday, June 07, 2008
Ottawa Citizen- Ontario, Canada
Fiskars tools are available at Home Depot and Felcos are available at Lee Valley and most good garden centres. 5 Shovel and spades: This is a personal ...
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We told you about the four Fiskars loppers and pruners last week. Today we took the them out to the RainyDayGarden for a FirstUse. The collection was perfect for the various tasks we had in mind. Before we get to the actual trimming, we thought it would be helpful to take a closer look at the business end of these loppers and pruners. The blades are made from harden steel. The handle and gears are made of a light weight synthetic material. The extra joint in the handles give the user additional leverage for easy cutting. The blades are shaped to slice cleanly without slipping or crushing. The 15" lopper has a single blade. It is for smaller anvil type cuts. The 17" lopper has a dual cutting blades. One of the blade is curved for hooking around a branch as wide as 1.5" in diameter. The most surprising unit in this Fiskars collection was the pruner. The bottom handle "rolls" to close the blades. This allows for a much stronger cutting grip and is amazingly comfortable to use. We will have some cutting examples in the second part of this FirstUse report. [Permalink] - Wan Chi Lau |
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It is the Friday of Memorial Day weekend. Even with gas prices as high as it is, many folks will be heading out on the road. We, however, will be staying around Boston and doing some work on the RainyDayGarden. One reason is that a variety of Fiskars garden shears came into the office. Since we just got back from being on the road most of the week, the thought of hanging out doing some gardening was pretty appealing. These Fiskars are some serious garden loppers and pruners. They are lightweight, but their long handles will enable them to cleanly cut some pretty thick branches. We'll have a FirstUse this weekend. [Permalink] - Wan Chi Lau |
It is the Friday of Memorial Day weekend. Even with gas prices as high as it is, many folks will be heading out on the road. We, however, will be staying around Boston and doing some work on the RainyDayGarden. One reason is that a variety of Fiskars garden shears came into the office. Since we just got back from being on the road most of the week, the thought of hanging out doing some gardening was pretty appealing. These Fiskars are some serious garden loppers and pruners. They are lightweight, but their long handles will enable them to cleanly cut some pretty thick branches. We'll have a FirstUse this weekend. [Permalink] - Wan Chi Lau
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