Trevor Stenson wrote:
In article ,
Mister Gardener wrote:


On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:06:41 +0200, Marco Schwarz
wrote:


Hi..


one day it'll come out....it's a Marina Multi-Tool....

A _Marina_ Multi-Tool? In your conservatory? Hope it's no
Mari*uana Multi-Tool? ;-))

Why do you hope not? It could take care of two stoneds at one time.

I think I'll skip the signature on this one.


I find that if I don't want to stick in my hands, scissors work the
best.

If I have a lot of pruning to get at in hard to get at places, then some
find a a mulitool better, disturbing the tank less


But sometimes why not use both tools - Something to grasp the plant or
stem, and something to cut it?


I find this helpful when their are a few leaves/plants I want to trim
and it is in a densely planted area. I find using my "multitool"
(which has a plant grabber not scissors on one end) to isolate or push
the stem so it is easy to get at, and then I trimming it with dedicated
tank scissors I find it works well. It also helps one from uprooting a
plant.

Otherwise it can be frustrating, and I cut healthy leaves off by
mistake. This has worked great for my amazon swords whose stems are
relatively hard to cut. After trimming of dead of dying leaves the
plants can look a little sparse. But in a few days they make a big
comeback with many new leaves and the others growing in size. Pruning
works in my experience just as it is supposed to with house plants.
Plus dead or dying leaves can be just more unwanted rotting waste.

Disclamer: The two tool technique is not advised if you are using a
Mari*uana Multi-tool

TS


One of the reasons the tool hasn't come out is I prefer the hands on
approach (steady Mr Gardener). I take the same approach in my garden
tending to avoid garden gloves except in prickly situations...

I tend to pinch off the dead leaves...

Gill

Disclaimer....I use neither...