Accelerate decomposition of small tree stump

Posted by Stormin Mormon on June 29, 2009, 6:24 pm

I used to, also. Back in the1970s. Not sure it's available
any more. I've heard that some hardware stores have it, as
stump remover. But I havn't looked very hard.

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Stormin Mormon wrote:

> Is that still available?

I used to be able to buy jars of powdered saltpeter in
drugstores.

We used to hear that they mixed it with food in prisons to
curtail the
inmates libidos, but that story may be rot.

As kids, we used to make "fuses" by soaking thick string in
a
concentrated saltpeter and water solution and then letting
it dry out.

If you pour powdered saltpeter into bored holes in the stump
and let the
rain soak it into the stump wood, repeating that a few times
over
several months, you'll turn the wood into a very easily
combusted material.

If you then pour a bit of charcoal lighter on the stump and
set it
afire, the stump wood will burn it's way right into the
ground.

A garden hose and reasonable caution should always be on
hand when you
start the burning.

Jeff

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Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.

Posted by Phisherman on June 29, 2009, 3:35 pm

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:22:34 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"

>Is that still available?

Ask your local butcher shop.

Posted by Ron on July 11, 2009, 3:22 am

> > I took down some saplings last year (about 2-3" diameter) that were on
> > a relatively steep hill in our front yard.
> > Is there any simple/cheap way to speed their decomposition?
> > It probably doesn't pay to rent a shredder plus it would be difficult
> > to manouvre it in the hilly area.
> > I had heard in the past of chemicals that are drilled into the trunk.
> > I'm looking for something readily available that is faster than
> > natural decomposition.

> Drill holes and fill with fertilizer.

Or weed and root killer.

Posted by Stormin Mormon on June 29, 2009, 8:39 am

I've heard of using powdered milk, but I've not tried it.
The one stump I took out, used a sawzall, and a lot of
blades.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
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I took down some saplings last year (about 2-3" diameter)
that were on
a relatively steep hill in our front yard.

Is there any simple/cheap way to speed their decomposition?
It probably doesn't pay to rent a shredder plus it would be
difficult
to manouvre it in the hilly area.
I had heard in the past of chemicals that are drilled into
the trunk.
I'm looking for something readily available that is faster
than
natural decomposition.

Posted by Stormin Mormon on June 29, 2009, 8:40 am

Check out stump remover, at Lowes or Home Depot. Worth
asking.

Google is your friend.

http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=stump%20removal%20chemical&sa=N&tab=wf&um=1

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.

I took down some saplings last year (about 2-3" diameter)
that were on
a relatively steep hill in our front yard.

Is there any simple/cheap way to speed their decomposition?
It probably doesn't pay to rent a shredder plus it would be
difficult
to manouvre it in the hilly area.
I had heard in the past of chemicals that are drilled into
the trunk.
I'm looking for something readily available that is faster
than
natural decomposition.

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