Need something to KILL hedge plants...

Steve Henderson · 2004-08-09T22:29:23+00:00

About 18 years ago, my then-neighbor planted hedge plants down the property line between his house and mine. I BEGGED him not to, because the guy behind me in my last house had done the same think and then neglegted them... they grew to be huge and hung over my fende.You got it... he planted them anyway, and they grew, and Grew and GREW. Of course, he moved away, and doesn't care anymore. My current neighbor eventually had them all cut down. Cost a bundle, AND he didn't have roots removed... just chopped off at the top of the ground. Now, of course, these dumb plants keep springing back up. I have his permission to keep them chopped off (it's on the other side of my fence, and not easy to get to), but I'd like to put some chemical on the stumps (some are 10 inches across !!!) to kill keep the new growth from coming back. Is there anything out there that will do that? Before you suggest it, digging up these stumps is NOT an option. They've taken over the whole place underground - would need a backhoe to do that.

Aug 09, 2004 25 Replies

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SQLit 21 years ago

Try drilling the stock of the plant and insterting salt, Try a copper or galvinized nail in the stock

Roundup at 200% concentration Harbor freight has a blow torch that will put an hurt to them. It connects to a 20 pound tank.

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evolie 21 years ago

At least you are not like the guy who posted he wanted to kill a BUSH. That's assassination !!!!!

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Stormin Mormon 21 years ago

Depends how much you use. 100 galons will be a problem, a spritzer bottle isn't enough.

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fatman985 21 years ago

You don't know much about pollution, do you? Petroleum products are persistent and permeate soil for years and leach into groundwater systems, such as aquifers. A neighbor once dug a hole in a strip of land that we shared and poured his used motor oil in it. I asked him not to do it, but he continued so I reported him to the city and he ended up spending more than a $1500 to have the contaminated soil removed by a hazmat company and then paid fines. There's a reason not to pollute when you don't have to.

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I-zheet M'drurz 21 years ago

Let me guess, treehugger, you -- being a typical professional student, over-educated, multi-degreed liberal -- know it all?

Ohhkehy. (meaningless "I know a guy" story follows...)

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