"Aspasia" wrote in message
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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.

Burlap allows light through, which is why is such a great thing for covering
grass seed.