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| Thread ID: 146555 | 2018-09-07 00:49:00 | How to prevent cut tree from sprouting back? | bk T (215) | PC World Chat |
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| 1453388 | 2018-09-07 00:49:00 | As the title says. I cut a small tree from my backyard. Now, how do I prevent it from sprouting back? Some Youtube suggested to drill several holes and put some Epsom salt and cover it up. Any good suggestions other than the above? Where can I buy Epsom salt 'cheaply'? Will weed killer help? Cheers |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1453389 | 2018-09-07 00:58:00 | Epsom Salt is magnesium. Garden centres have it but cheapest is Trademe (not Health section, gardening section). But that's rubbish. Use a gel poison to blob onto the stump. If you do see it sprout (trees are hard to kill) rip them off, eventually it gives up. |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1453390 | 2018-09-07 01:33:00 | Check Google for "Vigilant" see here...... www.plantandfood.co.nz | Bryan (147) | ||
| 1453391 | 2018-09-07 02:10:00 | Wouldn't regular salt work too? or would that poison the surrounding ground? I used it in some cracks in my concrete path and nothing has grown there since :) The couple of trees I've removed haven't been an issue so not all trees are hard to kill. I did drill some holes and cut some slots and pour a jar of stump rot into the stumps, but only after I was happy they were already dead. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1453392 | 2018-09-07 02:47:00 | Dig the stump out, invert and replace. Repeat if sprouts appear. ;) |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1453393 | 2018-09-07 03:09:00 | Copper sulfate. Or sulphate - I forget. The copper will generate a small electrical charge that is supposed to stunt any regrowth. Maybe. Or it's just the bad coppery taste in it's mouth. I cut down 4 cottonwood (all faux cotton-spewing female) trees and they constantly send up 'volunteers' that try to establish and continue new growth from old roots. I like to get them angry by mowing them down all the time - and I giggle every time I do. I cannot say I would actually use the copper sulphate/sulfate - since I enjoy it's misery too much. I hate cottonwoods! |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1453394 | 2018-09-07 05:32:00 | Nuke the SOB... Ken :) |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1453395 | 2018-09-07 06:08:00 | There are plenty of gardening myths about. Just use the Vigilant gel. |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1453396 | 2018-09-07 07:05:00 | Nuke the SOB... Ken :) Yeah. Quick as. I think in the USA they set stumps on fire. I removed 2 large stumps using my chainsaw, mini sledge hammer and large chisels. Basically cut, grind, chop, split, lever, out sections. Over several weeks. |
kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 1453397 | 2018-09-07 07:29:00 | Yeah. Quick as. I think in the USA they set stumps on fire. I removed 2 large stumps using my chainsaw, mini sledge hammer and large chisels. Basically cut, SHARPEN CHAIN, grind, chop, SHARPEN AXE, split, lever, out sections. Over several weeks OF CHAIN & AXE SHARPENING. There - I fixed it for you. We do set stumps on fire - with lots of AG-Red diesel fuel (gasoline is too expensive) and some old engine oil to keep it burning a long time. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
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