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Killing stumps

Discussion in 'General Gardening Discussion' started by Sixtie7, May 27, 2015.

  1. Sixtie7

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    I've read online that bonemeal and boiling water poured into a predrilled stump will help rot the stump from the inside out, I dunno how true this is - has anyone tried it?
    Failing that, I'm after a tried and tested method of chemically removing a stump - it's right on the concrete barrier of the drain* so digging it out isn't at all possible, thankfully it's only a young tree when it was still there (3yrs by the rings)

    * the drain is only a a water overflow for roof water, so it's not a main drain with pipes to worry about
     
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    Not tried bonemeal, instead for those I can't physically remove I put a few cuts in the top so that rain water pools and soaks into the centre of the stump. I think that speeds up rotting.
     
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