I have cut it down below the ground and it keeps growing back. Is there something I can pour on it so it will not grow back?
2007-01-22 14:07:14 · 22 answers · asked by Bombshell 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
The previous owners planted it there, it is in the front of the house with all the other landscaping and it just doest look right where it is placed. I cannot pour fuel on it as that would kill the surrounding bushes, which I would like to keep!
2007-01-23 00:30:01 · update #1
Pull the roots out.
Diesel fuel works, but it will seep into your groundwater. The State EPA can track that and you will have to pay a HEFTY fine.
Clorox is actually a fertilizer.
Or let me take care of it, it will die before you know it.
2007-01-22 14:21:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wait until the bush is sufficiently regrown. Mix glyphosate (RoundUp) with a small amount of liquid rose fertilizer and spray it on all the leaves. The fertilizer will trick the bush into accepting more of the glyphosate into itself. Repeat this procedure for a couple of days. If possible, spray it in the late evening, because the plant will be more active in the morning when there is fresh dew on the leaves.
2007-01-22 14:13:11 · answer #2 · answered by baka_otaku30 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I must assume that the rose is a "wild" sport; more like a bramble, than a rose; too bad really, because with proper pruning they can be turned into lovely specimens.
Anyway, have you tried digging out the root? Physical removal is much preferable to a chemical solution. However, any good "brush killer", should do the trick.
2007-01-22 15:26:52 · answer #3 · answered by philip h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You state that you have 'cut' it down below the ground....try digging it up. And to everyone who said to pour gasoline, kerosene or bleach on it...please dont. These toxins pour daily into our groundwater and we do not need any more introduced into our own water supply....thanks.
2007-01-22 16:40:33 · answer #4 · answered by C Shannon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In order for it not to grow back you have to dig it up, roots and all. But don't just try and kill it, plenty of people would be willing to take it off of your hands. Spread the word and someone will come and dig it up for you if they can have it. Recycle!
2007-01-23 16:42:24 · answer #5 · answered by calla 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The safest thing is a pound of rock salt. (ice cream salt). Pour it in a circle where the bush was.
That will kill the roots and not harm anything else.
2007-01-22 14:15:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
dig it up and send it to me.
Don't use deisel or gasoline OR salt. Nothing will ever grow there again.
Roundup, undiluted will kill just about any plant. Use a paint brush to paint it on the leaves.
Or send it to me!
2007-01-22 21:23:24 · answer #7 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will dig it out if I was you. If you don't want that then cover the area with dark plastic sheet and cover the sheet with dirt a few inches deep and leave it for a while.
2007-01-22 15:43:43 · answer #8 · answered by Ottawan-Canada 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a wild rose. Try "Brush Be Gone".
2007-01-22 14:10:08 · answer #9 · answered by griffinpilot1965 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How do you keep the thing alive I can't get weeds to grow...Ok try pulling it out of the ground.
2007-01-22 14:10:22 · answer #10 · answered by conundrum_dragon 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋