Make a Clean Cut for Mother's Day

When I had maintenance crews doing fine gardening, some of my gardeners had problems with repetitive motion from constantly pruning day after day--the women did, but it didn't seem to affect the men. My chiropractor explained that men and women use their bodies differently--men have greater upper body strength and when doing finer motor activities such as hand pruning, have a tendency to use more muscles like the upper arm and shoulder to power the tool. Women have a tendency to use their hands and wrists, but most women have weaker hands than men, so each cut with the hand pruner concentrates the strain into a more isolated area. This problem increases as women age and I've heard many concerns about older gardening mothers unable to use by-pass shears, like Felco #2 hand shears, because they require too much hand strength. My gardeners switched to the pruners I use, which incorporate a ratcheting effect to mechanically leverage your strength. Manufactured by Florian the ratchet mechanism is available on loppers, pole pruners, and hand pruners. So give mom a break this mother's day or rather a clean cut.