2006-11-05 06:26:48 · 14 answers · asked by jimmy621 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
there's stuff at home depot called stump out by bonide products, you drill some holes into the stump, drop this stuff in, and it takes a long while (about a month, I think) and it rots the stump for you-this is a short version, read the directions- but you won't need a grinder or a backhoe
2006-11-05 06:30:40 · answer #1 · answered by rachel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's what I've done with a couple of them. This option is CHEMICAL-FREE, so it's safe if you or your neighbors have pets out in the area. Just leave it there, and landscape around it with ornamental grass (maiden grass, fountain grass) and other plants (artemesia's another good one).
You could create a planting bed around it, making the stump a part of your design. That way, it will provide a little vertical interest to your landscape. This gives a very woodsy, natural look. If you create the bed in the fall, and amend the soil with a lot of organic material (compost, finely-shredded leaves, etc.) the soil will have all winter to be ready for spring planting.
It's the wrong time of year for this, but you could place a low planter on it that contains trailing plants that spill over the planter walls, covering part of the stump. Decorative sweet potato plants are excellent for this, and they love the sunshine.
2006-11-05 08:32:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean absolutely NO power equipment that leaves
chemical and fire and bacteria.
Once the stump has dryed out, (couple of years) you can soak it in lighter fluid and then pile other wood on top and then burn it out.
You can get battery acid from a auto supply house and pour on it.
it will turn to mush in a week or so,.
Clorox bleach will dissolve it afte a few months of continous soaking.
Most of the commericial stump remover chemicals take at least a YEAR to work. and you still have to burn it out...
2006-11-05 06:37:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will rot pretty good if you put Tordon on it, but that can take years. You can also dig around it and pile brush on in and then keep a fire going on and around it. The stump removal man does not charge that much. You can always do it the hard way and dig around it and then start chopping. You may even be able to rent something to remove it.
2006-11-05 06:36:08 · answer #4 · answered by Thomas S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truck and a heavy duty towing chain as long as the stump is high enough to pull out.v But y not rent the stump machine and do it urself? Cheap and easy. Or drill holes with chemicals to rot for years.
2006-11-05 07:00:07 · answer #5 · answered by RockyTFS 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on how big the tree stump is,my father would light it on fire and let it burn all the way out. I think that would be the easiest way to get rid of it. It works!!!
2006-11-05 06:31:10 · answer #6 · answered by darkchild282001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will not cause scarring, but Tea Tree Oil is VERY STRONG, therefore you would want to delute it in a 2:1 ratio with water.
2016-05-22 01:30:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cut it off as close to the ground as possible with a crosscut saw. Use an axe to chop more off. Depending on the local laws about fires, maybe burn it down even more, then refill the hole with topsoil.
2006-11-05 06:33:51 · answer #8 · answered by SCHSFAN 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drill holes in it and pour salt in the holes. the salt will encourage the stump to rot. it's not an instant fix like using a stump grinder, but will help over time.
2006-11-05 06:29:22 · answer #9 · answered by Roger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your not in a hurry,u could take an axe to it.& just chop peices of it apart,then use a shovel to get the rest out.
2006-11-05 06:34:49 · answer #10 · answered by forest lover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋