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Another Way To Handle Tree Stumps?
Pneumatic drill?
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Sure, but why?
-- Mike LaMana, MS Heartwood Consulting Services, LLC Toms River, NJ www.HeartwoodConsulting.net "BroJack" wrote in message s.com... Pneumatic drill? Jack |
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"BroJack" wrote in message
s.com... Pneumatic drill? Jack Caterpillar D11R. -- John McGaw [Knoxville, TN, USA] http://johnmcgaw.com |
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In article m,
said... Pneumatic drill? Trackhoe |
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On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 18:16:19 -0400, "Mike LaMana"
fake@MikeatHeartwoodConsultingdotnet wrote: Sure, but why? Mowing around stumpers adds an extra hour to the mowing chore. Jack ______________ -- Mike LaMana, MS Heartwood Consulting Services, LLC Toms River, NJ www.HeartwoodConsulting.net "BroJack" wrote in message ws.com... Pneumatic drill? Jack |
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Leave them tall enough to install a nice top and use as a picnic
table. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Keep the whole world singing. . . . DanG "BroJack" wrote in message s.com... Pneumatic drill? Jack |
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Why not blast them out?
-- Mike LaMana, MS Heartwood Consulting Services, LLC Toms River, NJ www.HeartwoodConsulting.net "BroJack" wrote in message ... On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 18:16:19 -0400, "Mike LaMana" fake@MikeatHeartwoodConsultingdotnet wrote: Sure, but why? Mowing around stumpers adds an extra hour to the mowing chore. Jack ______________ -- Mike LaMana, MS Heartwood Consulting Services, LLC Toms River, NJ www.HeartwoodConsulting.net "BroJack" wrote in message ws.com... Pneumatic drill? Jack |
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On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 19:55:28 -0400, Brad wrote:
In article , said... On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 18:16:19 -0400, "Mike LaMana" fake@MikeatHeartwoodConsultingdotnet wrote: Sure, but why? Mowing around stumpers adds an extra hour to the mowing chore. What do you mow with? Fingernail clippers? Cub Cadet. Jack |
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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 |
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How about a planter?
"BroJack" wrote in message s.com... Pneumatic drill? Jack |
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"BroJack" wrote in message s.com... Pneumatic drill? Jack Contact paper? |
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i cut mine low and built planters over them.
randy "Kipper" wrote in message ... How about a planter? "BroJack" wrote in message s.com... Pneumatic drill? Jack |
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On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 22:03:44 GMT, (BroJack) wrote:
Pneumatic drill? Jack Move. I got rid of moles that way. -- - Charles - -does not play well with others |
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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. |
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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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"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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"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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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.
ZZ |
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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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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. -- 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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wrote in message ... 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. If you don't want to keep mowing, apply Roundup with a paint brush to the shoots. |
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In alt.home.repair BroJack wrote:
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. No problem, the same treatment works just fine. |
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On 6/23/04 12:48 PM, in article S7lCc.96569$Sw.17518@attbi_s51, "rj" wrote: wrote in message ... 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. If you don't want to keep mowing, apply Roundup with a paint brush to the shoots. Humm...no! Don't ever use Roundup. We are trying to kill a former tree not the drinking waters. Gary Fort Langley BC Canada |
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I suggest going to the "unwanted trees" section of the info at
http://www.monsanto.com.au/images/Ro...s/roundlbl.pdf I also suggest that you consider that the product is immediately degraded by exposure to soil. Even mixing it with pond water can cause a completely ineffective solution to be produced, because of the dirt likely to be in it. So I suggest that 'ground water pollution' not be seen as such a likely problem. All of the sprouts need to have the product brushed onto their leaves, and they'll take it back into their collective systems, and the trunk as well. Also, I suggest checking to verify that the tree is a type designated as being susceptible to the product. In other words, following manufacturer's instructions. Also, feel free to give alternate info, such as from hardcopy of "Feng, J.C., and Thompson, D. G., 1990, Fate of glyphosate in a Canadian forest watershed. 2. Persistence in foliage and soils: J. Agric. Food Chem., v. 38, no. 4, pp. 1118-1125." if applicable. gary davis wrote in message ... If you don't want to keep mowing, apply Roundup with a paint brush to the shoots. Humm...no! Don't ever use Roundup. We are trying to kill a former tree not the drinking waters. Gary Fort Langley BC Canada |
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If there still is a stump, drive copper nails in it. That may stop the new
shoots. "gary davis" wrote in message ... On 6/23/04 12:48 PM, in article S7lCc.96569$Sw.17518@attbi_s51, "rj" wrote: wrote in message ... 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. If you don't want to keep mowing, apply Roundup with a paint brush to the shoots. Humm...no! Don't ever use Roundup. We are trying to kill a former tree not the drinking waters. Gary Fort Langley BC Canada |
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In article , "Ralf G. Toennies"
wrote: If there still is a stump, drive copper nails in it. That may stop the new shoots. I have often seen it repeated that unwanted trees can be killed by driving copper nails into a tree, & stumps can be stopped from suckering. One method is to completely ring the bottom of a tree with 10d copper nails at one-inch intervals, then wait two years. I've never seen any actual study that proved this would work; if it did seem to work, I suspect it would be because of the damage done to the bark; removing the bark from around the base of a tree would be vastly more certain way to kill the poor tree. Copper at high enough levels certainly is toxic to plants, & can suppress, for example, algae growth in a pond. At extremely low levels however it is not harmful, & copper as a solid is so slow extremely slow to decay that copper was traditionally used in roofing & boat manufacture as one of the most stable metals. I do not know for certain, but I do not believe a toxic level of copper can leached out of copper nails. If it could, then so too would copper trellises & copper watering pots & copper flower pots kill stuff, & water running off roofs with copper trim would be toxified. I'm aware of no evidence that this is true. Here is a typical line of garden products made of copper: http://www.gardenartisans.com/arbor.html If they were ground up into filings & mixed into the garden they would be harmful, but nothing short of that I'd reckon. To kill whatever life is left in a stump, drilling a few holes & filling them with copper sulfate might indeed kill whatever life is left in it. Copper sulfate is available from a plumber supply. I'd do some more research before I tried it though. By right of killing funguses, copper might SLOW DOWN the decay of a stump, which will otherwise be broken down over time by funguses. The copper nail thing might be credible, but I'd have to see some data to believe it. It seems that just about everyone has HEARD it works, but almost nobody knows where to get copper nails, so I suspect it's just one of those perpetually repeated rumors that no one has actually tested. When I made a quick-search for any study or proof, I could find nothing definitive, though the International Society of Arboriculture says it is a myth, that if there were any truth to it, fungicides which deliver vastly greater amounts of copper to a plant or tree would kill it http://www.wcisa.net/myths.asp. Another non-study which nevertheless makes a lot of sense is on-line at Garden World, a footnote to an article on building stuff with copper for the garden: "It is a commonly held misconception or 'old wives tale' that copper nails kill trees. Copper in its metallic form is not toxic to trees. The only damage that may have occurred is simply mechanical. Thus, if there are enough nails around the circumference of a tree to completely girdle it, then it will die, but otherwise there will be little damage other than a potential point of entry to decay fungi." http://www.gardenworld.co.uk/project-copper.asp A real field study would be more valuable, of course, but I strongly suspect the assessment of this notion as an "old wives tale" is the correct assessment. -paghat the ratgirl -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com |
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Copper at high enough levels certainly is toxic to plants, & can suppress,
for example, algae growth in a pond. At extremely low levels however it is not harmful, & copper as a solid is so slow extremely slow to decay that copper was traditionally used in roofing & boat manufacture as one of the most stable metals. I do not know for certain, but I do not believe a toxic level of copper can leached out of copper nails. Seagoing boats are (well, were) copperbottomed because it's sufficiently toxic to reduce the amount of crud that grows on them. I don't know if that's true in fresh-water, or not. In any case, maybe copper nails would help if you then ****ed all over the stump in question? I'm still in favor of an axe and shovel. --Goedjn If it could, then so too would copper trellises & copper watering pots & copper flower pots kill stuff, & water running off roofs with copper trim would be toxified. I'm aware of no evidence that this is true. Here is a typical line of garden products made of copper: http://www.gardenartisans.com/arbor.html If they were ground up into filings & mixed into the garden they would be harmful, but nothing short of that I'd reckon. To kill whatever life is left in a stump, drilling a few holes & filling them with copper sulfate might indeed kill whatever life is left in it. Copper sulfate is available from a plumber supply. I'd do some more research before I tried it though. By right of killing funguses, copper might SLOW DOWN the decay of a stump, which will otherwise be broken down over time by funguses. The copper nail thing might be credible, but I'd have to see some data to believe it. It seems that just about everyone has HEARD it works, but almost nobody knows where to get copper nails, so I suspect it's just one of those perpetually repeated rumors that no one has actually tested. When I made a quick-search for any study or proof, I could find nothing definitive, though the International Society of Arboriculture says it is a myth, that if there were any truth to it, fungicides which deliver vastly greater amounts of copper to a plant or tree would kill it http://www.wcisa.net/myths.asp. Another non-study which nevertheless makes a lot of sense is on-line at Garden World, a footnote to an article on building stuff with copper for the garden: "It is a commonly held misconception or 'old wives tale' that copper nails kill trees. Copper in its metallic form is not toxic to trees. The only damage that may have occurred is simply mechanical. Thus, if there are enough nails around the circumference of a tree to completely girdle it, then it will die, but otherwise there will be little damage other than a potential point of entry to decay fungi." http://www.gardenworld.co.uk/project-copper.asp A real field study would be more valuable, of course, but I strongly suspect the assessment of this notion as an "old wives tale" is the correct assessment. -paghat the ratgirl -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com |
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Where does one get copper nails? I'm not sure I want to know. vampire supply
house? -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org www.mormons.com "Ralf G. Toennies" wrote in message ... If there still is a stump, drive copper nails in it. That may stop the new shoots. |
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"gary davis" wrote Humm...no! Don't ever use Roundup. We are trying to kill a former tree not the drinking waters. |
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