{"id":16885,"date":"2022-11-22T13:41:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T12:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/?p=434"},"modified":"2022-11-24T10:42:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T09:42:12","slug":"how-to-sharpen-garden-tools-and-essential-sharpening-tools","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/how-to-sharpen-garden-tools-and-essential-sharpening-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"How to sharpen garden tools and essential sharpening tools"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Klaudia Mihalova\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 22 November 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Good garden tools are essential. They make light work of day-to-day garden tasks and help to keep the job at hand productive and enjoyable. However, when it comes to sharpening tools such as shears and secateurs, these benefits are lost if the tools are blunt.<\/p>\n

Luckily, keeping garden tools sharp throughout the year is pretty straightforward \u2013 it\u2019s usually only a lack of routine that interferes. Ideally you should sharpen your tools little and often, but have an extra session two or three times a year in preparation for busy seasons.<\/p>\n

Blunt secateurs and shears, tired after a frantic summer, benefit from a good going over in September when you\u2019ll start cutting back perennials<\/a> and getting around to yew clipping<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Almost as important as keeping your tools sharp, is keeping them clean. Leaf sap quickly builds up on blades and clogs up the mechanism, reducing the efficiency of the cut.<\/p>\n

How to sharpen garden tools<\/h2>\n

Here\u2019s some advice and handy tips to help you sharpen your tools and keep them working well for longer.<\/p>\n

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Niwaki Tobisho secateurs being sharpened with a sharpening stone<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n
Keeping tools sharp throughout the year is pretty straightforward, it’s usually only a lack of routine that interferes.