Re: EW - question for the master gardener

[Guest guest]

The best way is to dig them out, but some trees will sprout again from just a

tiny bit of root left behind.

There are a number of stump removal products on the market that are not toxic

or harmful to the environment. Check with you local hardware store or nursery.

read the instructions before you buy. Some require drilling holes and filling

them with kerosene and burning.

EW - question for the master gardener

EW

I don't know if you can help me or not. I have a few tiny " stumps " I need

to get rid of that I can't dig out. What can I use that isn't toxic to

kill them so they don't try to keep sending up little shoots?

Holly

[Guest guest]

If you can drill a hole in the top, can put salt in it and on it and then water

it so the salt goes in the ground.  May kill grass in the area as well.   I

have heard that the salt can take out a tree.  Do you think that would work EW?

Carolyn Wilkerson

 

To: " sproutpeople " <sproutpeople >

Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 4:05 PM

Subject: EW - question for the master gardener

 

EW

I don't know if you can help me or not. I have a few tiny " stumps " I need

to get rid of that I can't dig out. What can I use that isn't toxic to

kill them so they don't try to keep sending up little shoots?

Holly

[Guest guest]

I have a " flame thrower " , which is like a giant chef's torch. I hit any

stubborn weeds or stumps with it, to burn them out. I got mine at Home Depot or

Lowes-don't remember which. It attaches to the small lp gas tanks used for bbq

grills and is wonderful for such things-just don't do it on a windy day, and

have a garden hose handy to soak the area after you have torched it. I use a

standard small chefs torch for the same purpose in my container gardens. Weeds

and stumps HATE fire, lol.

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> If you can drill a hole in the top, can put salt in it and on it and then

water it so the salt goes in the ground.  May kill grass in the area as

well.   I have heard that the salt can take out a tree.  Do you think that

would work EW?

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> Carolyn Wilkerson

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> To: " sproutpeople " <sproutpeople >

> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 4:05 PM

> Subject: EW - question for the master gardener

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> EW

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> I don't know if you can help me or not. I have a few tiny " stumps " I need

> to get rid of that I can't dig out. What can I use that isn't toxic to

> kill them so they don't try to keep sending up little shoots?

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> Holly

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[Guest guest]

Here in my area, there is already too much natural salts in the soil. I

definitely would not add more salt. This goes for putting salt on slugs.

Something I learned to do as a kid.

ew

Re: EW - question for the master gardener

If you can drill a hole in the top, can put salt in it and on it and then water

it so the salt goes in the ground. May kill grass in the area as well. I have

heard that the salt can take out a tree. Do you think that would work EW?

Carolyn Wilkerson