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Another Way To Handle Tree Stumps?
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. |
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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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Another Way To Handle Tree Stumps?
"BroJack" wrote in message s.com... 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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Another Way To Handle Tree Stumps?
"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. |
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Another Way To Handle Tree Stumps?
hollow it out fill with dirt & plant something in it.
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Another Way To Handle Tree Stumps?
hollow it out fill with dirt & plant something in it.
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Another Way To Handle Tree Stumps?
On 6/8/04 6:57 PM, in article
, "Harry K" wrote: Brad wrote in message news:MPG.1b300b78f8880e1398bd7f@news... 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”]* ************************************************** *************" 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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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. -- To reply by email, replace the word "space" with "renault" |
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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 -- 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 |
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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. |
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