On 6 Jul 2005 18:52:37 -0700, wrote:

Bourne Identity wrote:

Cut them to the ground, or as close as possible. Cover them with a
foot of mulch. Every time a shoot comes up, IMMEDIATELY cut it off.
If you do this over and over the plant will eventually die from
starvation. It needs photosynthesis to live, and if you remove all
foliage it cannot actuate that process.


Thanks for the advice. It might be hard for me to get that much mulch
out there. What do you think about wrapping the stump area in a burlap
bag. Would that work like the mulch?

I don't think the burlap bag would do it.

I agree the shrubs should be cut as close to the ground as possible
and cutting off shoots immediately.

If the stump is fairly large diameter, and since you don't want to use
chemicals, how about drilling holes in the stumps and setting fires
smouldering in the holes. Anybody tried that?




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Aspasia