Question

If i put diesel on the roots of my bushes will it kill them ?  

Answer 1

Yes mate and anything else there for a few years, don't be a silly, it's a garden not a dumping ground. dig.  

Comments

@pedro9 ha its you again, I was going to ask how to get the tree stump from my garden? It was there when I move in. The builders seemed to have cut it & build a fence around it? Seriously is the only option to dig?  

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You can get a grinder and do it that way you might have to higher one they are quit big

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@dang62 I don't know how big it is, sometimes see people shift them with a 4x4 or a jcb. if in an open place burning may be an option, or wait for it to rot, get a fw beetles in there gone in a couple of years.  

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@pedro9 it doesn't seem to be rotting, I've been here 4 years  it's a massive waste

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Borrow a chain saw from someone who don't mind it getting blunt.  

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@pedro9 lol  is that my only option then?  

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So hard labour your saying? Which I'm not shy of, but just had 10 pins out my leg! Surely there is some kind of weird miracle cure?  

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Chilli powder?  

Answer 2

You need to drill into them, then pour it x

Answer 3

Or put copper in them that kills them

Answer 4

Eventually. Also thats very metal of you.  

Answer 5

There isnt a bush in the pic?  

Answer 6

Yer it will kill then or copper nail in them or sbk will do it as well

Answer 7

Yip and nothing will grow there for years not sure what bush u need to put it on in an empty garden tho lol

Comments

@messieurs  

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@adjournment9105 true tho  

Answer 8

I wouldn't do it, may be classed as soil contamination and if one of your neighbours dobs you in it could be a costly clean up.  

Answer 9

Use poison at base they will shrink - or drill hole set fire !  

Answer 10

Why poison the soil?  

Comments

@mahdi I have a tree stump, its been there since I moved in, it's taking up a good space of my garden.  

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@mahdi I used diesel years ago for pea shooters and dig deep and I put all soil back added some more soil it was fine grass grew and plants

Answer 11

And you will be poisoning the soil too.  

Answer 12

Dig them out

Answer 13

You really shouldn't do that it's a terrible thing to do.  

Answer 14

That fencing is making me twitch

Answer 15

It won't kill them but they'll disappear at great speed  

Answer 16

Stump grinder share cost with a friend

Comments

@accidence1069 this made laugh, I saw something earlier & made me think of stump grinder now you said it  

Answer 17

If it was me. If burn it. Just keep a eye on it. Will take till next year to get grass. Sweep away the residue

Answer 18

No but if you're landlord finds out you will be evicted,  

Answer 19

If my bush is hanging over a shared fence, who’s responsible for trimming it?  

Answer 20

There special chemicals for this thing. They are helping to rot the roots faster, sadly I don't know the name, but if you will google you will find