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Bush stump and roots
Have bush that I would like to get completely rid of.It is hard up to
adjoining wooden fence.I have dug down on my side and cut all the roots I can get at ,but neighbours shed is on the other side so cant get down that side.Is there any way that I can get kill this thing off eg. by drilling holes and pouring something in.I tried a root killer bought from Focus but there are still new shoots appearing. Thanks in advance for any suggestions on how to deal with this. |
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from "tab" contains these words: Have bush that I would like to get completely rid of.It is hard up to adjoining wooden fence.I have dug down on my side and cut all the roots I can get at ,but neighbours shed is on the other side so cant get down that side.Is there any way that I can get kill this thing off eg. by drilling holes and pouring something in.I tried a root killer bought from Focus but there are still new shoots appearing. Sulphuric acid (from old accumulator.) -- Rusty Emus to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message k... The message from "tab" contains these words: Have bush that I would like to get completely rid of.It is hard up to adjoining wooden fence.I have dug down on my side and cut all the roots I can get at ,but neighbours shed is on the other side so cant get down that side.Is there any way that I can get kill this thing off eg. by drilling holes and pouring something in.I tried a root killer bought from Focus but there are still new shoots appearing. Sulphuric acid (from old accumulator.) -- Rusty Emus to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ What will that do to the soil around, may i ask? Teleman |
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"Teleman" wrote in message ... "Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message k... The message from "tab" contains these words: Have bush that I would like to get completely rid of.It is hard up to adjoining wooden fence.I have dug down on my side and cut all the roots I can get at ,but neighbours shed is on the other side so cant get down that side.Is there any way that I can get kill this thing off eg. by drilling holes and pouring something in.I tried a root killer bought from Focus but there are still new shoots appearing. Sulphuric acid (from old accumulator.) -- Rusty Emus to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ What will that do to the soil around, may i ask? Teleman Nothing growing within 10 feet of the bush so should be ok if I can get the necessary. |
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The message
from "Teleman" contains these words: "Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message k... The message from "tab" contains these words: Have bush that I would like to get completely rid of.It is hard up to adjoining wooden fence.I have dug down on my side and cut all the roots I can get at ,but neighbours shed is on the other side so cant get down that side.Is there any way that I can get kill this thing off eg. by drilling holes and pouring something in.I tried a root killer bought from Focus but there are still new shoots appearing. Sulphuric acid (from old accumulator.) What will that do to the soil around, may i ask? I do wish you'd cut out the sig of the post you're replying to... The soil around it will not suffer - you only need a small amount of acid, and it's quite dilute already. Any which might leach into the soil will be neutralised very quickly, and the sulphates generated will act as a fertiliser. -- Rusty Emus to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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I had to remove several box hedges this year and most gave up without a struggle. However, one stump just would not let go. I cut it to the ground, it grew back. I excavated underneath it and chopped through the thickest roots (the rest go right through a old wall which can't be removed), it still kept growing. I tried a chainsaw, it blunted the blade. I drilled holes and filled them with salt then covered the stump with old engine grease (to try and smother it), more shoots appeared. I set fire to it and let the embers burn beneath it for a day, then covered it with a sheet of plastic, which so far seems to be the end of it....
So my point is, save yourself many hours of shouting at a stump and just use chemicals. Bob |
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I had to remove several box hedges this year and most gave up without a struggle. However, one stump just would not let go. I cut it to the ground, it grew back. I excavated underneath it and chopped through the thickest roots (the rest go right through a old wall which can't be removed), it still kept growing. I tried a chainsaw, it blunted the blade. I drilled holes and filled them with salt then covered the stump with old engine grease (to try and smother it), more shoots appeared. I set fire to it and let the embers burn beneath it for a day, then covered it with a sheet of plastic, which so far seems to be the end of it.... So my point is, save yourself many hours of shouting at a stump and just use chemicals. Bob Mine is beside a wooden fence and neighbours shed.Dont think he would be very happy if by mistake I set fire to it :-) I have drilled holes and put paraffin just now until I get some acid. Regarding sulphuric acid as mentioned earlier,I seem to remember from my youth and doing casual work on farms that potato crop was spread with a weak solution of this to kill off the shaws( maybe a Scottish word) before harvesting the crop |
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