User manual VICTORINOX SWISS ARMY GARDENING TOOLS

[. . . ] maintenance garden tools Extend each implement halfway, then apply a few drops of oil at the base of that implement. For blades that do not move easily, open and close a few times in warm water, then dry and oil. This care will ensure a lifetime of faithful service. liFetime limited WarrantY Victorinox guarantees all Swiss Army Knives to be of first class steel and provides a lifetime warranty against any defects in material and workmanship. [. . . ] · 7 Victoria drive · monroe ct 06468-1212 gardening tools customer serVice replacement parts Call customer service or visit our website at: www. swissarmy. com to find an authorized dealer near you. Customer Information · 1-800-442-2706 Only when you see the name Victorinox stamped on the blade can you be assured you have the Original Swiss Army Knife. our products For more information about our complete line of products, please visit us online at www. swissarmy. com. © Victorinox Swiss Army, Inc. 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. Cut off a stem from the shrub or tree Gardener Harvester variety you want to bud. 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. 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. Later on when the bud has new shoot growth, carefully cut away the ties. [. . . ] 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. Don't start the cut too close to the bud; once cut, the bud should be about 1" (2-3 cm) in length. [. . . ]