Bob
Zumberizing works somewhat differently that
Rossizing. "Rossizing"( Henery Ross's method) requires that you cut
through the plant base and between the buds, pushing the knife completly
through the base and out the other side. You must then draw the blade
downward and completly through the root area. You may (on larger plants)
make more than one cut through, sort of pie slices. With "Zumberizing"
(Bill Zumbar's method) You only make a 1/4 th inch cut between the buds and
draw the knife straigt down through the root area. Two more systems are
used. "Bud Cutting" ( Alex Summer's method) You start as you would
for the others, but actually cut around and in at an angle so you remove the
bud and a piece of the root, This is immediatly planted as a sepirate
entity. The last method is "Bud Isolation" (My method) You
start the cuts between the buds, but draw the knife , again at about 1/4 inch
depth from a point at the tip of the bud and scribe an arch over and down
beside the bud. Here again you complete the cut down through the root
area. Each of these methods can accomplish somewhat different
results. In each , however is it very important to use a fungiside on
the knife before cutting and during the work
Thanks
Ran Lydell
Eagle Bay Gardens
10749 Bennett Rd.
Dunkirk, NY 14048
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Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 4:02
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Subject: Zumbarizing
Is there anyone who would like to offer a definition of Zumbarizing, as
opposed to Rossizing?
Thanks
Bob
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