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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)

9. Dig.

Reply to IrishAyes (Original post)

Sat Nov 15, 2014, 09:17 AM

Nov 2014

I have pulled a 5 foot diameter Silver Maple stump, a 4 foot diameter Ash, and 2 foot diameter Red Maple and Pine stumps from my lot. It's a long, slow process, but you can dig and cut roots out, eventually the stump is free. It helps greatly if there is a section of the tree left to use as a lever, but stumps can be dug out of the ground regardless.

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One more - What's the best frugal green way to rot out a tree stump? [View all] IrishAyes Sep 2014 OP

I know of no way. Curmudgeoness Sep 2014 #1

You're always a great deal of help, and I look forward to your posts. IrishAyes Sep 2014 #7

like this Viva_La_Revolution Sep 2014 #2

I cut my stump down to the ground and put a planter on top until the stump rotted away. n/t hollysmom Sep 2014 #3

Drill a lot of holes into it to make it more attractive to bugs? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #4

Toss grass clippings on it. LiberalEsto Sep 2014 #5

That looks like this "hugelkultur" method: kentauros Oct 2014 #8

Very interesting. I have some pretty well rotted justhanginon Nov 2014 #10

Thank you, everyone. Many fine suggestions. IrishAyes Sep 2014 #6

Dig. Thor_MN Nov 2014 #9

Make it into a mushroom factory fasttense Jan 2015 #11

Sounds great. IrishAyes Jan 2015 #12

Here's a link to the site of the man who wrote the bible on growing gourmet mushrooms. fasttense Feb 2015 #13

I could live w/o mushrooms if needed, but never my dogs. They're as necessary as air and water. IrishAyes Feb 2015 #14

go green dennisdavid Aug 2015 #15

Big pick-up truck, a hitch and a chain CountAllVotes Nov 2015 #16

Getting rid of stumps easily. OkSustainAg Jan 2016 #17