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Garden Gate:  Stump killer that won't kill the earth, too?  |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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 Posted - Mar 23 2011 : 05:59:58 AM
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We have been inundated with Japanese Honeysuckle bushes and my husband, each year, takes the clippers, chainsaws, what have you and cuts them down at the base. Then they come back, bigger and more full than ever.
Does anyone have any suggestions for actually "killing" the stump so that it won't produce again? I know there are things to "paint" on stumps, but wasn't sure what they are called.
I'd appreciate any suggestions you have--with the exception of gasoline, as my neighbor suggested  I do realize that would do the trick, but it will kill a lot of other things I'm not interested in killing...
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
3004 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
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Posted - Mar 23 2011 : 3:31:20 PM
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| I could lend you Lotty & Lucy, my goats. They would have it gone in a day |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Mar 23 2011 : 4:23:07 PM
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is there a way to dig down around the stumps, soak the ground good, wrap a chain around them, and pull them out with a tractor/truck or what ever you have? Other wise you can rent/borrow a stump grinder, and grind till its gone...good luck
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
Edited by - Bear5 on Mar 23 2011 4:24:26 PM |
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edlund33
True Blue Farmgirl
1515 Posts
Marilyn
Renton
WA
USA
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Posted - Mar 23 2011 : 5:20:30 PM
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Jonni, check with your county or state extension agency or noxious weed control board. Lonicera japonica is considered highly invasive in many South and Eastern states. They should be able to tell you how best to control it in your area and what if any herbicides can be used for management. Japanese Honeysuckle is a vegetative propagator - which means that any roots or rhizomes left in the ground or any twigs or shoots that come in contact with the soil will grow roots and spread the plant. Bear5 has the right idea with her suggestion to remove the crown of the plant. But if you don't get all the roots the plant will grow back.
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
Farm Girl No. 1100
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Mar 24 2011 : 06:02:32 AM
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Thanks, Lisa! That oughta make my neighborhood fun for a while!
That's what I was thinking, what Bear5 says...it does seem that they've come back stronger so I will call the extension service--great idea. I thought about also calling the Pleasant Hill Shaker Settlement we visit quite a bit--they recently eradicated this horrible invasive species from their trail system and it took 5 years...I don't have that much land, thankfully, but I'd really like to get rid of these since they're taking over my little corner of the planet.
Thanks for the info, Marilyn--very helpful.
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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Arctic Flower
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
Marjorie
Nenana
Alaska
USA
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Posted - Mar 24 2011 : 2:09:55 PM
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My grandfather had a method of checking the PH levels. He would either add a buckets of baking soda or lime to the invasive plant for a time depending on what his soil was and voila the plant would die if he got it right with no chemicals in his garden. He had the most beautiful garden in his Oklahoma town. I don't know if there is any scientific data to support this but sounds reasonable to me since plants do prefer certain PH levels. Good luck.
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Edited by - Arctic Flower on Mar 24 2011 2:12:09 PM |
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Cibola
True Blue Farmgirl
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Remi
Ellensburg
Washington
USA
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Posted - Mar 27 2011 : 6:13:01 PM
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Good luck. Looking forward to hearing what worked best for you.
"When you get to the end of your rope, you tie a knot and hang on." |
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