David Minkler wrote : > (after wiping the drool off my chin and the tears from my > eyes) We use a very sharp pair of pruning shears and > get good clean cuts. The ones called 'anvil pruners' > seem to work best for this purpose. Ah, that's an idea ! Something like this : http://www.cleanairgardening.com/powhananprun.html or this : http://www.kilianhardware.com/fel30anprun.html Hm, I think we have something rusty 10yrs old like that laying around here.... :-) Good tip ! I definitly got to try that. Regards, Jan-Erik. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist