User manual VICTORINOX SWISS ARMY GARDENING TOOLS

[. . . ] The warranty does not apply to damage caused by abnormal or unreasonable use of any of the implements (including repairs or alterations other than by our Authorized Repair Center). This warranty gives you specific legal rights. Additional rights may be available under the laws of your State or Province. It is in place of all other warranties, including warranty of fitness for a particular purpose and warranty of merchantability and excludes any liability for incidental or consequential damages. our legacY Victorinox produces and sells unique, high quality products worldwide which are of practical use in differing areas of life: Swiss Army Knives, Cutlery, Timepieces, Travel Gear, Fashion and Fragrances. [. . . ] All Rights Reserved important saFetY notice Careless or improper use of this product or use of its implements for purposes for which they are not intended, such as the use of the knife blade as a pry-bar, could result in serious injury. Please keep this product and all sharp or pointed implements away from children. gardening tools Budding instructions Budding is a form of grafting on shrubs and woody plants that enables a new plant variety to grow on mature rootstocks. Thus several varieties of apples, for example, can be "budded" onto one tree. It is a simple technique that inserts a bud shoot under the bark of another shrub or tree. The bark is cut open with a T-cut and detached with the bark remover. season to bud a plant: in early to mid summer. 5. Take the base of the bud and remove a sliver of wood in the center. Remove it with the tip of the knife. 1. Cut off a stem from the shrub or tree Gardener Harvester variety you want to bud. Trim away the leaves, leaving the leaf stalks on the stem. Immerse the stem in water until it is needed. Take care to remove any thorns from the stem before trimming leaves. 5. Holding the leave stalk, take the bud and slide it into the T-shaped slit on the rootstock. When the bud is secure, trim theexcess bark and tie the bud onto the tree. Stalk T-Shape 1. Pruner Root Stalk 6. Next, cut the rootstock with your Victorinox grafting Swiss Army Knife as shown. First, using the arched part of your tool, gently make a small horizontal cut no deeper than the bark surface. 0. 75" (2 cm) beneath the horizontal cut, gently cut bark in an upward motion. The final cut should look like T-shaped slits in the bark. Close your knife, and with the base of the knife, gently peel back the bark slightly. Note that since tree sap flows most freely in the summer season, the bark should separate freely from the tree. 7. [. . . ] season to graft: late winter or early spring. 3. Remove the stem from water, and dry so it is not slippery in your hand. Holding the stem firmly with the top of the stem in your hand, choose one of the buds that is uppermost on the stem. Taking your Victorinox grafting tool, insert the knife blade below the bud and guide the knife carefully toward you, keeping the knife blade flat, just under the bud surface. [. . . ]