Re: Removing Roots-Walter
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- Subject: Re: Removing Roots-Walter
- From: "* A* M* <w*@Ra.MsState.Edu>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 10:48:13 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Walter A. Moores" <wam2@Ra.MsState.Edu>
On Thu, 30 Jul 1998, Glenn Simmons wrote:
> From: Glenn Simmons <glsimmon@swbell.net>
>
>
>
> Walter A. Moores wrote:
>
> > ...Remove roots from rhizome, and push rhizome into pot, leaving top half of
> the
> > rhizome exposed.....
> >
> > Walter Moores
> > Enid Lake, MS 7/8
> >
>
> When you are talking about removing the root system are you totally removing
the
> roots or are you leaving a certain portion?
>
> Glenn
>
> --
> Glenn & Linda Simmons
> Springfield, Southwest Missouri, USDA Zone 6
> g*@swbell.net
>
I prefer to use fingernail scissors to cut off the roots. There
may be tiny root stubs left. If you try to force a rhizome with all the
roots still attached into a 4" pot, there will be air pockets, making new
roots slow to form.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS 7/8
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