How can I get rid of a very large Pampas plant in my garden. It is about 3ft in diamature at the base?

Answer 1

just shave them out with a shovel etc.

don't try and dig deep, just sharpen a shovel and shave along the bottom of the pampas.

have one person pull away from you so it lifts the plant up.

the pampas will NOT regenerate from the roots, so you can leave the bulk of them in the ground.

Answer 2

I cut the plant down as far as I could, surrounded the base with bricks and made a small bonfire using kindling wood and kept it going all night. in the morning I raked out the ashes and top dressed my rose bed with them. In the evening I made another bonfire in the pit created. When the bonfire was going I levered the remains of the root ball into the bonfire with a garden fork. The following morning just ashes remained of the pampas grass, i raked out the ashes and top dressed the rose bed again. Then the fire pit was forked over to check for roots,and as no roots were found I filled the pit with quality compost dug it over combining the garden soil,compost and ashes and planted an apple tree with wonderful results. Any tree or large shrub will do.

Answer 3

I had several large Pampas patches in my yard. I decided to remove one in my yard and started out cutting it down, then spraying a grass killer. After several hefty doses, I saw nothing was happening. I tried burning it in the fall once it dried up....

I tried everything but it still came back. I finally had sucess after I completely dug it up by the roots. If you want to ensure it won't grow back, dig it up by the roots. Also cut it back as far as possible before you dig, that way you minimize the chances of being badly cut by the blades.

good luck

Answer 4

do yourself a favor... hire it out to someone with a BobCat or rent one and use it yourself....this is one mean grass to try and remove.... we nearly pulled the rear end out of a big four wheel drive RAM trying to yank one out with chain.... a chain saw finally cut thru the center of the plant and gave us a place to put the chain on a smaller chunk.... lots of water, the truck and a long steel lever and it finally came out....we were tired sore and ugly by that time.... do it the easier way....

Answer 5

You will have to cut the tops off first the dig deep to get the roots up.