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Charles wrote in message . ..
On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 22:03:44 GMT, (BroJack) wrote:

Pneumatic drill?

Jack


Move. I got rid of moles that way.

I just move enough dirt around them so I can get enough room to cut
them off flush with the ground with a chainsaw and then ignore them.
We mow right over them.

Another Way To Handle Tree Stumps?
 

I've read in many places across the internet that powdered milk will
greatly accelerate the rotting.

I drilled 1/4" holes all over mine and then wet it down. Then sprinkled it
liberally with powdered milk.

I don't know if it really did anything, but it did rot pretty quick.

I strongly suspect that drilling 1/4" holes all over it and putting *anything*,

or even nothing, in them would greatly accellerate rotting.

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On 9 Jun 2004 07:26:17 -0700, (Tim) wrote:

Charles wrote in message . ..
On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 22:03:44 GMT, (BroJack) wrote:

Pneumatic drill?

Jack


Move. I got rid of moles that way.

I just move enough dirt around them so I can get enough room to cut
them off flush with the ground with a chainsaw and then ignore them.
We mow right over them.

You better watch it.

You'll have the animal rights people after you.

BroJack

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"BroJack" wrote in message
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Pneumatic drill?

I would imagine that renting one of those plus the generator and compressor
it would need would be way more than the $100 or so to rent the proper
tool - a stump grinder. Just my .02

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"and putting *anything*"
Yeah, but I can think of no better use for powdered milk... YUCK

wrote:

I've read in many places across the internet that powdered milk will
greatly accelerate the rotting.

I drilled 1/4" holes all over mine and then wet it down. Then sprinkled it
liberally with powdered milk.

I don't know if it really did anything, but it did rot pretty quick.


I strongly suspect that drilling 1/4" holes all over it and putting *anything*,

or even nothing, in them would greatly accellerate rotting.

Another Way To Handle Tree Stumps?
 

hollow it out fill with dirt & plant something in it.
ZZ

Another Way To Handle Tree Stumps?
 

hollow it out fill with dirt & plant something in it.
ZZ

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On 6/8/04 6:57 PM, in article
, "Harry K"
wrote:

Brad wrote in message
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In article m,
said...
Pneumatic drill?

Trackhoe

My old man's method. Enough dynamite to render it into splinters. No
kidding. When he blew a stump there was nothing left to pick up.

Harry K
This has to be the original way to compost! Good on your dad...a leader in
compost technology! :)
Gary
Fort Langley BC
Canada

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On 6/8/04 7:05 PM, in article
, "John”]*
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wrote:

In article , John Hines
wrote:

(BroJack) wrote:

Pneumatic drill?

Wouldn't do any different than an electric drill. Except maybe work
under water.

How about the classic Skill saw, with a cheap carbide tipped blade? That
will cut thru most anything, with the right blade. A low tooth count, if
you have a choice.

Otherwise, as Jimmie Walker used to say (not in this context)
Dyno-Mite!!

A neighbor drilled a dozen or so holes in the sides of an empty coffee
can, ran it through the can opener again to remove the bottom and set
the empty cylinder on the stump. He filled it with charcoal
briquettes, added some charcoal lighter, and fired it up.

The incredibly hot fire burned right down through the middle of the
stump; hardly any flame but a lot of wonderful smelling smoke. He
hosed down the area around the stump a couple of times a day to insure
that the fire didn't spread. By the time it burned itself out there
was little left but the outer bark. Once it cooled it only took a few
licks with an axe to knock what was left into the hole in the center.
A couple of shovelfulls of dirt on top and the stump magically
disappeared.

John
What was the size of the stump?

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On 6/10/04 12:36 PM, in article
t, "Jim85CJ"
wrote:

"and putting *anything*"
Yeah, but I can think of no better use for powdered milk... YUCK

wrote:

I've read in many places across the internet that powdered milk will
greatly accelerate the rotting.

I drilled 1/4" holes all over mine and then wet it down. Then sprinkled it
liberally with powdered milk.

I don't know if it really did anything, but it did rot pretty quick.


I strongly suspect that drilling 1/4" holes all over it and putting
*anything*,

or even nothing, in them would greatly accellerate rotting.



Powdered milk...responding to 'top poster' (scroll up for his/her post). As
a youth we used powdered milk and found that if it was left in the fridge
for...a period of time before drinking, we couldn't tell the difference...:)
except for the price. It was/is cheaper.
Gary
Fort Langley BC
Canada

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In article ,
gary davis wrote:

Since we're on this topic, I cut down 4 old fruit trees that were sick.
All had roots near the surface from lack of proper watering over the
years. (I live in So. Cal) I drilled a few holes in the stumps, put in
stump poison, and let them sit a few weeks. I then rented a stump
grinder and ground them out.

The problem now are shoots coming up everywhere from roots still under
the surface out within 6-12 feet of the old stumps. Will these
eventually diminish and die out? I pull them regularly.

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In article ,
Kurt wrote:


The problem now are shoots coming up everywhere from roots still under
the surface out within 6-12 feet of the old stumps. Will these
eventually diminish and die out? I pull them regularly.

Consider covering them with a dense mulch like news papers etc. Then be
ruthless with any that can make it thru..

Bill

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Garden in Zone 5 S Jersey USA Shade
William(Bill)

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On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 08:02:45 -0700, Kurt
wrote:

In article ,
gary davis wrote:

Since we're on this topic, I cut down 4 old fruit trees that were sick.
All had roots near the surface from lack of proper watering over the
years. (I live in So. Cal) I drilled a few holes in the stumps, put in
stump poison, and let them sit a few weeks. I then rented a stump
grinder and ground them out.

The problem now are shoots coming up everywhere from roots still under
the surface out within 6-12 feet of the old stumps. Will these
eventually diminish and die out? I pull them regularly.

I had the same problem with hybrid poplars, but if you keep pulling
and mowing, the roots won't receive nourishment from the leaves and
eventually die. It's a pain for a while but you have to be a little
persistent.

Jack

Another Way To Handle Tree Stumps?
 

The problem now are shoots coming up everywhere from roots still under
the surface out within 6-12 feet of the old stumps. Will these
eventually diminish and die out? I pull them regularly.

You don't even have to pull them, unless you're running around there
barefoot. Just mow right over them and they'll stop in a couple years.

Another Way To Handle Tree Stumps?
 

In article ,
(Bro Jack) wrote:



I had the same problem with hybrid poplars, but if you keep pulling
and mowing, the roots won't receive nourishment from the leaves and
eventually die. It's a pain for a while but you have to be a little
persistent.

Jack

Thanks all, this is what I've been told from a couple folks.

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