Plant shallow-rooted flowers and veggies to start, and then after a few years, put whatever you want in there: Tomatoes & basil, flowers and eggplant canna lilies and Uncle Louie…This really accelerates the decomposition of the stump below, quickly turning it into food for your plants above.īut your most interesting option is to turn that stump into a mushroom factory.
Make a frame out of naturally rot-resistant wood, field stone or a composite lumber like Trex (and fill it with good soil. Or cut the thing off as close to the ground as possible, and build a raised bed over top of it. Or just put potted plants on top of the stump-or drill a big hole in the center, fill it with high quality potting soil and use the stump like it was a big pot this looks way cool and greatly accelerates the eventual decomposition of the stump. If it's the right height, sand and stain the top to make a great outdoor table. But you can also leave that stump in the ground and make it useful. The fastest way to accelerate the demise of a stump in the ground is to drill holes or make chainsaw crosscuts in the top, keep it really wet and rot the wood. The Fence Post Monster (a new character for Sesame Street? "Umm! Fence posts! Good!!!") should be rolled into a gully or similar area to rot. Trees that didn't eat fences can then be ground up by big machines (that no, don't fit in cars). It'll cost some money and a mess, but you get to go home REAL early. If you can get a backhoe in there, it's often worth it to pay someone to pull the thing (or things) out of the ground for you. University of California researchers tested them back in 1994 and found that they simply did not work. First, forget about using any 'stump killer', 'stump remover', 'stump decayer', 'stump dissolver' type products.
I would like to plant something in their space, and so would like to get rid of the stumps sooner rather than later. They are about 4-5 feet across, so digging them out is not really possible (and I can't fit a stump grinder in my car!). Mike: Do you know of a way to get rid of tree stumps? I have two large ones from pine trees that were snapped off in a windstorm last fall. Denise (who apparently doesn't live anywhere) Is there any way to speed up the rotting process? Thank you, It couldn't be cut any lower because the tree grew around old fence posts and the chain saw blades were getting ruined.
Dear Mike: I have a tree stump in my yard that is about four feet high and approximately ten feet around. Turn a problem into an opportunity: Make that old stumpy thing a food factory or ornamental showplace!
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