RE: CULT:Root shaving revisited
From: Bill Shear <BILLS@hsc.edu>
>From: "Chris Hollinshead" <cris@netcom.ca>
>
>While I most of time have to agree with your opinions and findings, Bill, I
>have to disagree with your conclusion stated below in your recent e-mail to
>this group.
>
>While it may indeed be true that some new roots formed off the old on your
>plantings and no new formations were noted I am firmly convinced through
>experimentation that shaving the old roots will stimulate extremely vigorous
>new root formation to nourish the plant. I believe that this root growth
>will be much more vigorous than that which forms off the old existing roots
>if left on the rhizome. As I have stated here previously I have consistently
>had very full root systems develop from shaved rhizomes in approx 14 days to
>the point that they are coming out the bottom of 6 inch size pots and upon
>unpotting they were observed to be at the point of just starting to become
>root bound.
>
Well, OK, I've been told that one of my weaknesses is that I can be
convinced. If it works for you, by all means do it. I'll give it another
try myself next year!
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<bills@hsc.edu>
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