Here's another tip: Score the top of the stump. Then take a small piece of paper towel soaked in the herbicide and wrap the top of the stump. Add plastic wrap and secure with a rubber band to keep it secured and from blowing around. The herbicide soaked paper towel will stay in contact with the stump and will remain wet for a few days. That combined with the greenhouse effect of the warmth of the day will help speed up the process. Leave it on for a week or two after.
Thanks Greg. I have this big weed tree growing next to my house, right outside the window. I tried to dig it out before it got really big and I just made it where the April/May rains we get in Georgia were able to reach the roots better. Thus making this tree grow taller and bigger this year. I dont like destroying trees but this one is gonna hurt my house. I will use this tip asap. Thanks for sharing.
Use caution- I did this to a large stump and a root graft lead to the adjacent tree dying. Also gloves are very important. Good advice--but be careful!
Don't listen to these people who say, "Don't use herbicides." I'm a volunteer who helps to maintain a public park in the States. When we began our work, the park was FULL of alien invasive species (thanks to the birds and their droppings). These weeds grow MUCH faster and reproduce MUCH more prolifically than native species. They spread by underground rhizomes, they sprout from cut stumps, they spread seeds, and so they're very numerous. You need a treatment that kills the weed faster than it can reproduce, and you need to kill the weed completely so that it won't start sprouting from rhizomes as soon as you cut it down. When dozens or hundreds of weed trees must be destroyed, volunteers can't afford to spend an entire day killing just one plant. Herbicides like Roundup and triclopyr are the ONLY practical solution. Even our state and federal forestry services admit that. These herbicides do not persist in the environment, and they help restore the original ecosystem.
I work in the industry. I hear it all the time.... Idiots. Try living on a farm. I'm not gonna crawl on my hands or knees pulling out weeds for weeks. 😂
Thanks Greg, I'm here in Deep South Lousiana , USA in the swamp region and not only are we over run with the alligators and snakes and other wildlife lol but the thick bush that constantly tries to keep moving back on our land. We are actually in the wetland region and I have controlled the wildlife but my wife and I have fought over the round up!!!! I'm tired of being the one "stuck" fighting the loosening battle of the bush so I did what my brother in law said and got the round up and sprayed around all our big trees to kill the ivy vines that take over the tree tops and kill them and I sprayed our fence lines. We are only on 3 acres so not much to do. Guess what???? 😁 in the past several months nothing has " popped up no brush and that means no bush hogging every week!!!!! Yay!!! Also no pulling Ivey off my beautiful Century oaks and various berry bushes and fruit trees!!
I was wondering about older stumps, because all instructions I've seen say to use the product on a fresh cut, so thanks for mentioning to cut it again. That should work on my one-year-old stump, because it's growing back like crazy.
In Texas we just drill a hole right after it's cut off and put sugar in the hole. I saw some comments below about using salt but that can get in the soil and kill things you want to keep. I don't know anything about plants south of the equator so I won't swear by it, but it works in Texas.
If you want to get more concentrated poison into the stump, drill a few holes in it with a portable drill It holds a lot more poison that way for the stump to absorb. ' Also, if the stump was cut long before and has started to heal, this drills down to where it will absorb the chemical.
Alternately, you could drill a few holes into the stump, and pour in Epsom salts dissolved in some hot water. It completely breaks down the stump without you needing to dig it up, and does not poison your soil either. This works on any size stump.
I think this is what I needed to know, I have a many many hedge bushes all growing in the wrong places, , I'll have to go back and retrim the many I've already cut but now I know what to do, thanks for the info,
you can use this method and watch new shoots next year...cause round up on the leaves or green absorbs and photosynthesis happens to poison the plant not on the stem ! i have used stump killer aka potassium nitrate yes it could be a booster explosive properly mixed.. or drill holes and pour sodium nitrate [table salt] or epsom salt and diesel into the holes dead as a door nail !
I have been desperately scouring the internet to find a way to get rid of the horrible weed trees I have all over my yard thanks to my neighbor. They're awful (the trees, not my neighbors) and always grow back if I cut them. Thank you! I think I need to make a trip to Home Depot now. :)
Nicole Tracy Nicole, I will try to help, but what you do in your yard is not entirely your business if you use chemicals like Round-up or other herbicides to kill the weeds/trees that wind up in the soil, and eventually in our water supply and the plants we eat. They have cancer causing agents. Please do not use them. First, I would talk to your neighbor about eliminating the trees altogether. If he/she doesn't want to do that, you will have to determine where the border is and dig down a little and put 3' weed barrier cloth down. Then stack landscape bricks at least two high on the edge of the border, wrapping the weed barrier cloth up the outside of the blocks. Hold it in place with mulch or dirt. So, you will have about a 1-1/2' under and up the outside of the blocks, and 1-1/2' along the ground, towards your yard. That should keep roots from invading your yard. Pull the little tree starts out by their roots if possible, but at the very least, cut them off below the crown, where the roots meet the stalk of the plant. Then depending how far these trees are coming into your yard, mulch with four layers of newspaper and some type of landscape mulch, 4" think. Cedar is good, and it's inexpensive. If some do re-sprout next spring, put down 6 mil black plastic for a month to kill them. Heat and lack of light is what will kill a plant. Good luck!
Nicole Tracy Whatever you put in your lawn gets into the groundwater, spread into the air, and may stay in the soil. You are affecting everyone in your neighborhood, including the kids and pets of your guests, and even the people that may buy your house someday. If you understood what you were doing you would understand the concern of others, and why they are not "relaxed" about this.
Mike Mcculloch These are photos of the horrifying birth defects Monsanto's Agent Orange caused in Vietnam; many US veterans were exposed too: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2401378/Agent-Orange-Vietnamese-children-suffering-effects-herbicide-sprayed-US-Army-40-years-ago.html
By definition, a weed is any plant that is growing where you DO NOT want it. That goes for annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs... whatever. Plant enthusiasts will say that any plant that does not have a name is a weed, i.e. a volunteer that started from a seed of unknown origin would be considered a weed. Any plant that is growing on your own property can be cut without regard for any laws unless you live in an environmentally protected area. Non-native plants can and should be cut.
I've used this same technique for years and it works great! I use glyphosate for this purpose only! I never spray the stuff. Nevermind the negative comments from the anti Monsanto crowd. Cheers!!!
It is called Wipeout here in Edmonton. I use it when the weeds have become Round Up resistant. I don't know if it is as safe on the soil. It has worked well. If the mares tail is that bad, use both and rotate them as they work differently. If you can start with Wipeout, which is quicker, then you stop the growth almost immediately. Then as soon as it reappears, hit it with Round Up. It may take a couple of years to get rid of it. Mares tail dies back in winter here and is not as much trouble.
Seeing as I detest the use of Roundup/Glysophate or anything from Monsanto for that matter! I have used a syringe and brake fliud to great effect! try it, it actually works! My Dad did it years ago on a neighbours huge gum treee that they didnt want to remove and it was lifting the foundations of our house and cement slab, so stealthily under the cloak of darkness he drilled 3 or 4 small holes with a hand drill and stcuk it good, rubbed over the holes and the thing went toes up within a month! neighbour is still scratching his head! lol hate gum trees on urban blocks, thank goodness that trend died in the 70's!
My neighbor put a free bare root pine tree right in his bed near my fence, not thinking in 20 years what it would become. 5 years later it was coming through the fence, so a little roundup in a pump, just sprayed on the trunk and base of tree. In 3 weeks it was yellowing and dead in a month.
If you don't want to use round up, cut the outer bark of a tree down to the shiny white wood, all the way round the trunk. Its called girdling and works a treat.
Seems like 80% of the comments this page are anti on using glyphosate as Roundup. I use it a fair amount in my work as I don't have time to dig out, but if I have a noxious tree/weed in my own garden I use a mattock not glyphosate. If you're using the cut & paint method - you use a term called 'the 30 second rule' meaning you paint within 30 seconds - that term should have been more pronounced in this vid.
I use glyphosate warily, because where unwanted roots intertwine with the roots of wanted plants you can get a carry-over and throw out the baby with the bath-water.
Wow I've tried everything to kill Bush Weed in my yard. It's kinda like bamboo grows unbelievable fast. I tried cutting it, poured acid on it, vinegar, weed killer etc. 3 weeks later 4 ft tall again. Tried your plan of attack gone for 5 months. ☆☆☆☆☆
Works well with Brazilian pepper tree! I have big ones, I drilled holes on the base and put weed killer. The huge tree from top to bottom died in a few days!
I get the waste sludge Really cheap from local plastic Factory, Spread it Around The Veggie Garden It Keeps the Weeds And The Insects Away, The Tomatoes Even Glow In The Dark !! How Cool Is That .!
Chop the tail off and immediately paint it with generic Roundup(glyphosate). If there are any leaves spray them as well. Like perennial thistle, which also has roots all the way to hell, it may take 3 or more applications and several years to get rid of a mature plant.
I go one step further... I drill a hole right on top of that and drip some round-up into the hole. A little catsup bottle works wonders for keeping the poison. Just don't put it on your hotdog!
Ok well here I go!!! Cut and round up immediately. My entire backyard is little weed trees. Right now it raining so I’ll hold off until tomorrow or so..I’ll let you know how it goes...
If the stump is big, just drill holes into it (I drill 1-inch ones) and pour full-strength glyphosate into the holes. Voila - dead. However, I do not spray glyphosate anymore because of new research showing connections to various ailments and diseases. The trouble is, it's in most of our foods now.
Yess !! You should apply it within 2-3 minutes preferably otherwise considerable suberisation will make uptake & translocation of Glyphosate or any systemic Herbicide inefficient
round up you get from the store is already watered down and they recommend you water it down further, if you know any farmers or anyone with a spraying license, try to get some agricultural grade round up, amenity round-up is the one we use, we have to be licensed to buy it here in UK, may be different there
brilliant Greg, im breaking my back trying to remove some annoying trees in my yeard that sprout everywhere like weeds, and it just keeps sprouting back. hope i can find this in the store.
@@dorsebradford9844 tell me about it Dorse, it's just hidiously full of shrub the mountain where we live. I can't keep up with how prolific they are. Everytime I put some manure down roots appear and rob it all. It's impossible.
Careful using this method if the weed or tree is close to another one. I was trying to kill a stump close to another one once. When the chemical translocated down into the intertwined roots, it killed the one tree I wanted to keep.
@@alegriart Looks like it is a word. Dictionary: Verb (used with an object), trans·lo·cat·ed, trans·lo·cat·ing. To move or transfer from one place to another; cause to change location; displace; dislocate. Lol! Chainsawchips Increased our vocabulary. I never heard of that word until reading his comment.
keep on painting round up on the leaves when ever you see them, or cut the stalks and paint the end of the stalks, your sods will not me affected stump grinders are far more precise than you may think, they do less damage than a digger.
What about saplings from a large oak tree (around 4 foot diameter/6 foot circumference)? Had to remove it, because it was a danger to my home. Tree company brought out another guy that did stump grinding, which I thought would remove stump. All he did was grind it to a foot or so below the surface. There is a large stump left underground and root system spreading out at least 15 feet in all directions. Hundreds of saplings pop up every couple of weeks from the underground stump/roots. I mow them, but of course they come right back. Already paid enough for tree removal and stump grinding. Do not want to pay for a backhoe or whatever to tear up the yard for a pricy removal of what is left underground.
I love Monsanto products. Im sold on convenience and let me tell you, their products really work. Ignore the hippies and their bitching. Monsanto does more good for the environment through mitigation than any dirt skin ever could hope to.
on bigger stumps, concentrate on getting it round the cambium layer, where the bark and "wood is, rest of the centre of the stump should be done too, but around the cambium layer is much more effective, he is right, should be done as soon as possible once cut. round-up is inert as soon as used so is harmless, is only salt based anyway, active ingredient is "glysophate"
Notice how loose that stump is, so easy just pull it out. I gave up using chemicals, don't work for me - trees are tough. I've pull roots from 3' diameter tree before and many smaller ones since stump grinders don't remove all of it. Lots of work and time removing big roots by hand tools if you don't have a backhoe.
I think this was a stunt weed stuck in the ground for the purposes of the video; comments like this have nothing to do with the message of the video. Sure, you can pull out smaller problem plants. That said, I avoid glyphosate. Currently looking for a way to eliminate Russian olives, which spread via underground root systems. Experimenting with black plastic after cutting off the sprouts.
thanks. I just like to see the proof from a unbiased user of these products. the time lapse part came from another you tube user ,who showed her weight loss by doing time lapse photos of herself as she lost the weight. of the reason I asked about the products and testing them is I just started clearing the back fence line of my property and I had poison ivy vine the diameter of a 1" garden hose climbing all the trees back in there. so I cut them, pulled them down and sprayed with glyphosate.
If you say Roundup works on stumps, OK. Recently, I used an entire 24 ounce bottle of Roundup on the ordinary weeds growing next to my house. Nothing happened. The leaves did not turn brown. The weeds did not die. Nothing. (I live in the southern United States.) I plan to contact Monsanto and complain, but of course, it won't do any good.
I've been loking for a solution to the pesky tree/weeds that grow in my garden. Thank you for this video! I have subscribed to you r channel and will consult in the future for your advice on gardening issues! Great job!
I hope you come back and read these comments- what do you think about killz all or bayer brush and weed killer. or can you do a video testing these brands on some patches of weeds and brush and show us the time lapse death of the plant from the time it's applied to the time the plants are dying down/wilted/rotting. so I/we can get a idea of which is better overall.
I find a good method is to use my cordless drill with the biggest drill bit and just drill a few holes down into the stump and fill the holes with Roundup
Hi Tsfmoa, in reply to your claim that Glyphosate not working on freshly cut tree stems. Glyphosate not only works on green leaves but also any living & GROWING parts of a plant. Glyphosate is a plant hormone interceptor. It interfers with one of the metabolic cycle of a living plant's life. So, any growing part of a plant ( including a freshly cut stem) is susceptible to Roundup glyphosate. Hope this explains it. Ciao. from NZ 10/1/13
Cut anything growing anywhere near any of your underground pipes. Save yourself a huge repair bill later. Especially sewer pipes. Tree roots seek water. They will grow right through your pipes. You flush, pipes back up. You fix. You flush, pipes back up. You fix. Kill tree, electric bill goes up but pipes flow.
Here's another tip: Score the top of the stump. Then take a small piece of paper towel soaked in the herbicide and wrap the top of the stump. Add plastic wrap and secure with a rubber band to keep it secured and from blowing around. The herbicide soaked paper towel will stay in contact with the stump and will remain wet for a few days. That combined with the greenhouse effect of the warmth of the day will help speed up the process. Leave it on for a week or two after.
What if I wrap a distant root?
What can I use to spray a farm fence line?
Thanks Greg. I have this big weed tree growing next to my house, right outside the window. I tried to dig it out before it got really big and I just made it where the April/May rains we get in Georgia were able to reach the roots better. Thus making this tree grow taller and bigger this year. I dont like destroying trees but this one is gonna hurt my house. I will use this tip asap. Thanks for sharing.
I have done this successfully many times and can guarantee it does work.
It's also best to wait until late summer to early winter when plants start to draw nutrients in.
Use caution- I did this to a large stump and a root graft lead to the adjacent tree dying. Also gloves are very important. Good advice--but be careful!
Don't listen to these people who say, "Don't use herbicides." I'm a volunteer who helps to maintain a public park in the States. When we began our work, the park was FULL of alien invasive species (thanks to the birds and their droppings). These weeds grow MUCH faster and reproduce MUCH more prolifically than native species. They spread by underground rhizomes, they sprout from cut stumps, they spread seeds, and so they're very numerous. You need a treatment that kills the weed faster than it can reproduce, and you need to kill the weed completely so that it won't start sprouting from rhizomes as soon as you cut it down. When dozens or hundreds of weed trees must be destroyed, volunteers can't afford to spend an entire day killing just one plant. Herbicides like Roundup and triclopyr are the ONLY practical solution. Even our state and federal forestry services admit that. These herbicides do not persist in the environment, and they help restore the original ecosystem.
I work in the industry. I hear it all the time.... Idiots. Try living on a farm. I'm not gonna crawl on my hands or knees pulling out weeds for weeks. 😂
Very simple and EFFECTIVE process. I do it often. Good tip. Remember, (to other viewers) you must use a SYSTEMIC type weed killer.
Thanks Greg, I'm here in Deep South Lousiana , USA in the swamp region and not only are we over run with the alligators and snakes and other wildlife lol but the thick bush that constantly tries to keep moving back on our land. We are actually in the wetland region and I have controlled the wildlife but my wife and I have fought over the round up!!!! I'm tired of being the one "stuck" fighting the loosening battle of the bush so I did what my brother in law said and got the round up and sprayed around all our big trees to kill the ivy vines that take over the tree tops and kill them and I sprayed our fence lines. We are only on 3 acres so not much to do. Guess what???? 😁 in the past several months nothing has " popped up no brush and that means no bush hogging every week!!!!! Yay!!! Also no pulling Ivey off my beautiful Century oaks and various berry bushes and fruit trees!!
in my part of LA we use Tabasco
What chemical did you use? Can you please share the name and where to find it
Thanks
I tried this method on about 50 small stumps.nothing came back except for one stump.this method truly works!!
I was wondering about older stumps, because all instructions I've seen say to use the product on a fresh cut, so thanks for mentioning to cut it again. That should work on my one-year-old stump, because it's growing back like crazy.
Nice tip. I really like your demeanor. Great info.
In Texas we just drill a hole right after it's cut off and put sugar in the hole. I saw some comments below about using salt but that can get in the soil and kill things you want to keep. I don't know anything about plants south of the equator so I won't swear by it, but it works in Texas.
sugar,this is te first time i hear about this methode Cassandra
but if it works why not
After the cut , try drilling with bit then pour the roundup in the holes.
I had thought about drilling holes and adding salt, it's a lot cheaper. Going to try it out and see how it goes.
If you want to get more concentrated poison into the stump, drill a few holes in it with a portable drill It holds a lot more poison that way for the stump to absorb.
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Also, if the stump was cut long before and has started to heal, this drills down to where it will absorb the chemical.
@TradieTrev i usually give lantana a solid spray, wait a month , then you can usually crumble it up easily.
Alternately, you could drill a few holes into the stump, and pour in Epsom salts dissolved in some hot water. It completely breaks down the stump without you needing to dig it up, and does not poison your soil either. This works on any size stump.
Idk if that's true . I seen it fail on RUclips
I’ve tried that in various ways, it does NOT work. Even with a bag over the stump to keep Epson salts localized on it….nope!
I think this is what I needed to know, I have a many many hedge bushes all growing in the wrong places, , I'll have to go back and retrim the many I've already cut but now I know what to do, thanks for the info,
you can use this method and watch new shoots next year...cause round up on the leaves or green absorbs and photosynthesis happens to poison the plant not on the stem ! i have used stump killer aka potassium nitrate yes it could be a booster explosive properly mixed.. or drill holes and pour sodium nitrate [table salt] or epsom salt and diesel into the holes dead as a door nail !
I have been desperately scouring the internet to find a way to get rid of the horrible weed trees I have all over my yard thanks to my neighbor. They're awful (the trees, not my neighbors) and always grow back if I cut them. Thank you! I think I need to make a trip to Home Depot now. :)
Nicole Tracy
Nicole,
I will try to help, but what you do in your yard is not entirely your business if you use chemicals like Round-up or other herbicides to kill the weeds/trees that wind up in the soil, and eventually in our water supply and the plants we eat. They have cancer causing agents. Please do not use them.
First, I would talk to your neighbor about eliminating the trees altogether. If he/she doesn't want to do that, you will have to determine where the border is and dig down a little and put 3' weed barrier cloth down. Then stack landscape bricks at least two high on the edge of the border, wrapping the weed barrier cloth up the outside of the blocks. Hold it in place with mulch or dirt. So, you will have about a 1-1/2' under and up the outside of the blocks, and 1-1/2' along the ground, towards your yard. That should keep roots from invading your yard. Pull the little tree starts out by their roots if possible, but at the very least, cut them off below the crown, where the roots meet the stalk of the plant. Then depending how far these trees are coming into your yard, mulch with four layers of newspaper and some type of landscape mulch, 4" think. Cedar is good, and it's inexpensive. If some do re-sprout next spring, put down 6 mil black plastic for a month to kill them. Heat and lack of light is what will kill a plant.
Good luck!
Nicole Tracy
Whatever you put in your lawn gets into the groundwater, spread into the air, and may stay in the soil. You are affecting everyone in your neighborhood, including the kids and pets of your guests, and even the people that may buy your house someday. If you understood what you were doing you would understand the concern of others, and why they are not "relaxed" about this.
Mike Mcculloch These are photos of the horrifying birth defects Monsanto's Agent Orange caused in Vietnam; many US veterans were exposed too:
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2401378/Agent-Orange-Vietnamese-children-suffering-effects-herbicide-sprayed-US-Army-40-years-ago.html
Is there someway to get off this annoying reply chain? This was a year ago... Let it go.
I was replying to someone who recently posted. Instead of replying to all us rudely, you can just unsubscribe on your Google plus page.
And for larger stumps, you can drill holes in it and full the holes with full-strength Round-up or similar week killer. Dead roots.
By definition, a weed is any plant that is growing where you DO NOT want it. That goes for annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs... whatever. Plant enthusiasts will say that any plant that does not have a name is a weed, i.e. a volunteer that started from a seed of unknown origin would be considered a weed. Any plant that is growing on your own property can be cut without regard for any laws unless you live in an environmentally protected area. Non-native plants can and should be cut.
I've used this same technique for years and it works great!
I use glyphosate for this purpose only! I never spray the stuff.
Nevermind the negative comments from the anti Monsanto crowd.
Cheers!!!
It is called Wipeout here in Edmonton. I use it when the weeds have become Round Up resistant. I don't know if it is as safe on the soil. It has worked well.
If the mares tail is that bad, use both and rotate them as they work differently. If you can start with Wipeout, which is quicker, then you stop the growth almost immediately. Then as soon as it reappears, hit it with Round Up. It may take a couple of years to get rid of it. Mares tail dies back in winter here and is not as much trouble.
I love all your videos, but these are actually pretty insightful. Thanks!
Seeing as I detest the use of Roundup/Glysophate or anything from Monsanto for that matter! I have used a syringe and brake fliud to great effect! try it, it actually works!
My Dad did it years ago on a neighbours huge gum treee that they didnt want to remove and it was lifting the foundations of our house and cement slab, so stealthily under the cloak of darkness he drilled 3 or 4 small holes with a hand drill and stcuk it good, rubbed over the holes and the thing went toes up within a month! neighbour is still scratching his head! lol
hate gum trees on urban blocks, thank goodness that trend died in the 70's!
I'm so glad I found your videos. You're entertaining and you'll probably save my yard. Thank you, sir!
Ooo you just saved me so much work! I thought I would have to figure out how to dig out these trees. I’m so excited! Thank you!
😚😚😚😍😍
ILFYO
once cut I usually drill a hole and put the weed killer inside where I drill
+Juta Kana nice
Please make more video :)
bobbytookalook: You were advised what?
Greg,
I’ve never used Round-Up in 40 years of gardening until today. Hope it works!!!
Did the Roundup work???
My neighbor put a free bare root pine tree right in his bed near my fence, not thinking in 20 years what it would become. 5 years later it was coming through the fence, so a little roundup in a pump, just sprayed on the trunk and base of tree. In 3 weeks it was yellowing and dead in a month.
Normally once i cut it off you put a few cuts in the top of the stump also, just helps absorb the poison a bit more.
1. back up truck to tree
2. wrap chain around tree and attach to truck
3. put the truck in 1st/low and STEP ON GAS!!!!
Repeat every four days as needed !
You'll leave half the root system in the ground, and the weed will grow back.
4. Buy a new bumper
Julian Sibert Wow!
I saw the commercial on TV, you pulled the pickup truck bed off of the truck.
If you don't want to use round up, cut the outer bark of a tree down to the shiny white wood, all the way round the trunk. Its called girdling and works a treat.
Paint it on within 15 seconds of cutting for optimum results. Great video Greg
Seems like 80% of the comments this page are anti on using glyphosate as Roundup. I use it a fair amount in my work as I don't have time to dig out, but if I have a noxious tree/weed in my own garden I use a mattock not glyphosate.
If you're using the cut & paint method - you use a term called 'the 30 second rule' meaning you paint within 30 seconds - that term should have been more pronounced in this vid.
I heard it and understood the urgency
I need to buy a plant or a woody weed so I can try that shit out.
Thanks once again Gardener Greg ..your awesome !
I've seen this method used before but have never tried it, going to get weed / brush killer today and give it a try. Thanks.
Did it work???
@gregthegardener was waiting for it at the start..it's my favourite part..
I use glyphosate warily, because where unwanted roots intertwine with the roots of wanted plants you can get a carry-over and throw out the baby with the bath-water.
Wow
I've tried everything to kill Bush Weed in my yard.
It's kinda like bamboo grows unbelievable fast. I tried cutting it, poured acid on it, vinegar, weed killer etc.
3 weeks later 4 ft tall again.
Tried your plan of attack gone for 5 months.
☆☆☆☆☆
I use plastic bag after cutting it then put small rocks on top.
Works well with Brazilian pepper tree! I have big ones, I drilled holes on the base and put weed killer. The huge tree from top to bottom died in a few days!
I get the waste sludge Really cheap from local plastic Factory, Spread it Around The Veggie Garden It Keeps the Weeds And The Insects Away, The Tomatoes Even Glow In The Dark !! How Cool Is That .!
Chop the tail off and immediately paint it with generic Roundup(glyphosate). If there are any leaves spray them as well. Like perennial thistle, which also has roots all the way to hell, it may take 3 or more applications and several years to get rid of a mature plant.
I go one step further... I drill a hole right on top of that and drip some round-up into the hole. A little catsup bottle works wonders for keeping the poison. Just don't put it on your hotdog!
good video clear and precise thank you i'm hoping it will work on brambles that haven't got any leaves to spray
well done Greg!
My advice (I know pesticides well) mixing with dicamba or 2.4 D amine salt will be even more effective.
What kind of RoundUp should I use? There are so many RoundUp chemicals.
Awesome video. Thanks a lot.
Ok well here I go!!! Cut and round up immediately. My entire backyard is little weed trees. Right now it raining so I’ll hold off until tomorrow or so..I’ll let you know how it goes...
If the stump is big, just drill holes into it (I drill 1-inch ones) and pour full-strength glyphosate into the holes. Voila - dead. However, I do not spray glyphosate anymore because of new research showing connections to various ailments and diseases. The trouble is, it's in most of our foods now.
Absolutely love this channel❤
Great tip. Most of the Roundup around where I live is spray on. Will that do or are you using a specific concentrate/mixture?
Yess !! You should apply it within 2-3 minutes preferably otherwise considerable suberisation will make uptake & translocation of Glyphosate or any systemic Herbicide inefficient
Thank you for making this video :) it was a great help !
This won't work if you're trying to kill your neigbours tree as he'll notice its missing!
Kyranoboss just dump it in the soil around the tree. It will take about 6 months to work.
+Kyranoboss Try pouring it in his coffee.
LastBankJob His wife might notice him missing.
Kyranoboss 😂
Use Pramitol 5ps pellets it will kill the tree no problem
I generally whipper snip everything down too and spray...
It works perfectly. After cutting put the killer on immediately. Not even the roots can send up shoots.
round up you get from the store is already watered down and they recommend you water it down further, if you know any farmers or anyone with a spraying license, try to get some agricultural grade round up, amenity round-up is the one we use, we have to be licensed to buy it here in UK, may be different there
you are absolutly brillian! love your videos!
Cheers Greg, thanks for the entertaining video, exactly what I needed to know.
brilliant Greg, im breaking my back trying to remove some annoying trees in my yeard that sprout everywhere like weeds, and it just keeps sprouting back. hope i can find this in the store.
They are called suckers they drain all the water away from all the nearby plants
@@dorsebradford9844 tell me about it Dorse, it's just hidiously full of shrub the mountain where we live. I can't keep up with how prolific they are. Everytime I put some manure down roots appear and rob it all. It's impossible.
Great video Greg.
Careful using this method if the weed or tree is close to another one. I was trying to kill a stump close to another one once. When the chemical translocated down into the intertwined roots, it killed the one tree I wanted to keep.
@@alegriart Looks like it is a word. Dictionary: Verb (used with an object), trans·lo·cat·ed, trans·lo·cat·ing.
To move or transfer from one place to another; cause to change location; displace; dislocate. Lol! Chainsawchips Increased our vocabulary. I never heard of that word until reading his comment.
@@speXnce I was gonna google it, cos I hadn't heard it before either. That is two things I have learned in the last 5 minutes :o)
keep on painting round up on the leaves when ever you see them, or cut the stalks and paint the end of the stalks, your sods will not me affected
stump grinders are far more precise than you may think, they do less damage than a digger.
Thanks for the helpful tip! Great video.
@TradieTrev apparently lantana root system is really good for the soil, but definitely better of dead.
What about saplings from a large oak tree (around 4 foot diameter/6 foot circumference)? Had to remove it, because it was a danger to my home. Tree company brought out another guy that did stump grinding, which I thought would remove stump. All he did was grind it to a foot or so below the surface. There is a large stump left underground and root system spreading out at least 15 feet in all directions. Hundreds of saplings pop up every couple of weeks from the underground stump/roots. I mow them, but of course they come right back. Already paid enough for tree removal and stump grinding. Do not want to pay for a backhoe or whatever to tear up the yard for a pricy removal of what is left underground.
+wayne lynch Use the Roundup Tough Brush killer.
Thanks for the advice. Much appreciate it.
+Daphne Choong :D
Could you please do a video on clearing roots in pipes when the toilets been blocked ?
I love Monsanto products. Im sold on convenience and let me tell you, their products really work. Ignore the hippies and their bitching. Monsanto does more good for the environment through mitigation than any dirt skin ever could hope to.
on bigger stumps, concentrate on getting it round the cambium layer, where the bark and "wood is, rest of the centre of the stump should be done too, but around the cambium layer is much more effective, he is right, should be done as soon as possible once cut. round-up is inert as soon as used so is harmless, is only salt based anyway, active ingredient is "glysophate"
This works on must stumps. I have done it for years. Apply heavily contrentrated Round Up or its generic for best results.
I remember those days before cordless sawzalls and chainsaws...We were so primitive back then...:)
Thank you so much. May I make a suggestion? Read the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares (weeds).
+L Faircloth I hate the bible. Boring as batshit.
@gregthegardener Thanks mate, the root system on them are crazy they always seem to spout up months down the track
i have a monster tree and found difficult to remove. atlast this technique is going to work .tks
Notice how loose that stump is, so easy just pull it out. I gave up using chemicals, don't work for me - trees are tough. I've pull roots from 3' diameter tree before and many smaller ones since stump grinders don't remove all of it. Lots of work and time removing big roots by hand tools if you don't have a backhoe.
I think this was a stunt weed stuck in the ground for the purposes of the video; comments like this have nothing to do with the message of the video. Sure, you can pull out smaller problem plants. That said, I avoid glyphosate. Currently looking for a way to eliminate Russian olives, which spread via underground root systems. Experimenting with black plastic after cutting off the sprouts.
Aces, my man. Sweet technique. TYVM. : )
:D
thanks. I just like to see the proof from a unbiased user of these products. the time lapse part came from another you tube user ,who showed her weight loss by doing time lapse photos of herself as she lost the weight. of the reason I asked about the products and testing them is I just started clearing the back fence line of my property and I had poison ivy vine the diameter of a 1" garden hose climbing all the trees back in there. so I cut them, pulled them down and sprayed with glyphosate.
How do you make the round up liquid? Is it just straight out of the round up bottle? No water mixed with it?
glad it could help you out :)
thanks, hope it helps
''...that's not a root killer......that's a KNIFE ''. ...........GOOD BOY !
If you say Roundup works on stumps, OK. Recently, I used an entire 24 ounce bottle of Roundup on the ordinary weeds growing next to my house. Nothing happened. The leaves did not turn brown. The weeds did not die. Nothing. (I live in the southern United States.) I plan to contact Monsanto and complain, but of course, it won't do any good.
Thank you for sharing the tip
Great information....thanks for sharing
I've been loking for a solution to the pesky tree/weeds that grow in my garden. Thank you for this video! I have subscribed to you r channel and will consult in the future for your advice on gardening issues! Great job!
Some are better eating then your own crops
There is a company that makes 3 point brush hogs that apply the Round Up as it cuts the brush.
u can use ur old motor oil on the cut stump also...
Great tip and useful info
I hope you come back and read these comments- what do you think about killz all or bayer brush and weed killer. or can you do a video testing these brands on some patches of weeds and brush and show us the time lapse death of the plant from the time it's applied to the time the plants are dying down/wilted/rotting. so I/we can get a idea of which is better overall.
I find a good method is to use my cordless drill with the biggest drill bit and just drill a few holes down into the stump and fill the holes with Roundup
+typhoon320i cool
Excellent. think your vids are great. thanks for sharing..
anstonian awww thanks :D
***** A pleasure thank you so much.I'm keen to learn.
Hi Tsfmoa, in reply to your claim that Glyphosate not working on freshly cut tree stems. Glyphosate not only works on green leaves but also any living & GROWING parts of a plant.
Glyphosate is a plant hormone interceptor. It interfers with one of the metabolic cycle of a living plant's life. So, any growing part of a plant ( including a freshly cut stem) is susceptible to Roundup glyphosate.
Hope this explains it. Ciao. from NZ 10/1/13
Why didn't Seymore think of this...lol. Great tip.
I do the same thing.
sometimes I drill holes in the stump and fill the holes with strong weed killer.
Cut anything growing anywhere near any of your underground pipes. Save yourself a huge repair bill later. Especially sewer pipes. Tree roots seek water. They will grow right through your pipes. You flush, pipes back up. You fix. You flush, pipes back up. You fix. Kill tree, electric bill goes up but pipes flow.
After cutting the tree at the base, simply hammer a soup can over the top.
if you just want to remove ALL plants for quite a while try using sink un clogging stuff it is very destructive and just kills everything
+My Head!!! cool!
Thanks Greg, I`m gonna try this.