Root/Stump Killer
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Root/Stump Killer
What do you use to kill roots and stumps, my dad and I are cutting down bushes out front and pulling them out by the roots wont work (see my thread in the 1973-1979 ford trucks!) we are cutting them flush at the ground the best we can, and we want to get rid of it completelly. What would you recommend? Thanks for the help
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I've used a stump grinder with great results (get a few people so you can take turns and not wear yoursellves out.
we've also built fires on top of the stumps, or digging the roots, cutting them with an axe, and pulling em out
we've also built fires on top of the stumps, or digging the roots, cutting them with an axe, and pulling em out
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If burnign them out does not work the get a long drill bit, like an 18" bit about 7/8"-1" and rill several holes down into it then pour oil on it once or twice a week for a few weeks and let it soak in good, then build a fire on top of it.
I have a big stump in my yard, it's been getting the oil treatment I described above for about three months now. I literally have oild standing in the holes in the stump that will not soak in anymore, I need to burn it out!
I have a big stump in my yard, it's been getting the oil treatment I described above for about three months now. I literally have oild standing in the holes in the stump that will not soak in anymore, I need to burn it out!
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Well the thing is we cant burn in our neighborhood, renting a stump grinder would be a waste cause it isnt really that much but its all in the way, there little bushes. Isnt there some chemical you can pour on them to kill them?
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hi : we just talkes about this the other day. put down some rock salt.birds will eat some but you need to put it on the area when it's gone.keep doing this for several months.eventually they will die.it works. did this for a long time on a chinese elm with all those shooter sprouts.took a year but it's gone now. hope this helps..joe
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I use a Case 580B and dig the suckers clear out of the ground. Any chemical strong enough to kill 'em is probably not something you'd want leaching into your soil and groundwater...
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Drill holes like mentioned above. Buy a bottle of Roundup brush/poison ivy killer in concentrated form. Pour undiluted Roundup in holes until bottle is gone. Should kill just about anything.
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Round up and 24D both work well to kill the living plants, but to kill the roots down to Mush you need to pour Diesel or Kerosine right on the roots and stumps.
It will kill everything! You'll have bare ground where that Diesel goes.
It's how Farmers keep the brush out from under fences.
It will kill everything! You'll have bare ground where that Diesel goes.
It's how Farmers keep the brush out from under fences.
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I have 5 barrels with the top and bottom cut out of them. I set each on 4 bricks to give it air over my stumps. I fill each barrel with brush and a shot of diesel and light them off. This method will burn the stump up to 2 feet below the surface of the ground most times. It acts like a flue and does a real good job. I also cut the brush in my fence line to the ground and spray diesel on them in the winter. Most do not come back in the spring but those that do get a spray of round up and cut again in the winter. The brush I cut off the fence line goes in the barrels for the stumps. Also I never thought fire ants were worth anything but a good nest of them will eat a 2 foot diameter stump 18in tall to the ground in 2 years. The barrel treatment was not used this year due to the fire ban that has been in effect for most of this year in Texas. Maybe 06 will be a normal year and I can burn again. The fire ants are still hard at work so I'm gaining on them pesky stumps. lol
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C'mon Charles....Stumps? in Texas? "Trees" higher than the Mesquite?
I dug out a fire ant nest just to see? It went Three feet deep and had two chambers that went off in two foot lengths.
Gas will kill out a nest fast, but somehow they'l still spread. And the Gas kills the Grass too.
So I use "Over n' out" for Fire ants. It takes a week or so to stop the movement on the surface and maybe weeks to kill them all, but it get's them.
They stop spreading almost immediatly too.
If you have large stumps to soften up so you can dig them out, take a Spade bit and drill several holes straight down the stump and pour Diesel in the holes.
In a few weeks the stump will be ready to dig around and pull it up with a chain and your 4X4 pickup.
I dug out a fire ant nest just to see? It went Three feet deep and had two chambers that went off in two foot lengths.
Gas will kill out a nest fast, but somehow they'l still spread. And the Gas kills the Grass too.
So I use "Over n' out" for Fire ants. It takes a week or so to stop the movement on the surface and maybe weeks to kill them all, but it get's them.
They stop spreading almost immediatly too.
If you have large stumps to soften up so you can dig them out, take a Spade bit and drill several holes straight down the stump and pour Diesel in the holes.
In a few weeks the stump will be ready to dig around and pull it up with a chain and your 4X4 pickup.
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Dig under them and place a 1/4 stick of dynamite in the hole!
My grandpa used to use it regularly for that exact purpose. he said he had a big one once that he thought he should use 2- 1/4 sticks. He said it went about 60' in the air before coming down.
My grandpa used to use it regularly for that exact purpose. he said he had a big one once that he thought he should use 2- 1/4 sticks. He said it went about 60' in the air before coming down.
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I have been in the "green" industry for 13 yrs. Don't pour diesel, kerosene, or oil on the stumps, the results will be marginal at best and you will contaminate the surrounding soil for years to come. Do you really want that crap leaching into the soil?.....I don't think so. Your best bet is to dig them up by hand trying to get as much as the root system as you can. You may not get it all despite your best efforts, which will lead to the remnants sending up suckers. If that's the case, keep cutting them back and eventually the suckering will stop....OR...the alternative would be to get your hands on some Tordan, great stuff made especially for killing stumps. I don't know how easy it would be for someone without a pesticide/herbicide license to aquire some. Thanks to the EPA, they phased out all the really potent chemicals like diazinon a few years ago. The next alternative would be Round-Up. The kind made for killing brushy material, readily available at Lowes or any garden center. Just make sure you follow the directions on the package. And the good thing about Round-Up is that is has no soil activity, by which I mean when it comes into contact with the ground, it becomes inert. It is only effective on plant material. Hope this helps.... 