Gwylan
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Worked on a laurel bush that got a bit carried away. Did think I'd killed it. But it's recovered now.
My grinder is a fake Makita runs off real Makita 18v battery.
cutting 2" thick vine stalk tucked tightly into a corner
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Worked on a laurel bush that got a bit carried away. Did think I'd killed it. But it's recovered now.
My grinder is a fake Makita runs off real Makita 18v battery.
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rockyroller
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got it done, well 2 of them anyway. wood chisel & hammer barely made a dent. reciprocating saw did the trick. had to be mindful of the saw blade tip. is it weird that I felt some remorse? I don't like killing things
Good work.
Viewed from a definition of weird being "counter / different to the norm", you probably are weird in feeling this way as many people seem to give zero thought to killing things (as I was reminded recently as I witnessed in horror an otherwise placid and friendly acquantance casually remove and crush a small spider from his pint glass
).IMO it's absolutely right that you feel this way. Sometimes stuff needs killing when a situation boils down to a conflict between its agenda and one's own; but this should always be done with appropriate consideration and respect.
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Beebo
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You can drill a hole in the stump and pour a bit of weed killer into the hole for good measure. This will slowly seep in to the roots over time.
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rockyroller
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oh interesting idea. will be curious to see if severing the stalks I saw, have any effect on the growth at the top of the fence. & wondering how much time it would take for the top to start to die. a few days? a week? more? I'd like to get around to the other side of the fence & look for stalks there
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rockyroller
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got back for a look-see
some progress at the top of one but there must be another feeder
nothing ... must investigate further
some progress at the top of one but there must be another feeder
nothing ... must investigate further
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rockyroller
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on the other side, the neighbor's side, a cpl months ago, I saw that the vine grew down & tentacles were into the ground
finally got around to cutting them
hope this kills the vine on the lattice. I'd rather not replace it w/ fencing right now. when the snow drifts melt I'll try to get that part of the lattice vertical again
finally got around to cutting them
hope this kills the vine on the lattice. I'd rather not replace it w/ fencing right now. when the snow drifts melt I'll try to get that part of the lattice vertical again
derrick
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presta
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That's what I did when I cut down a 4" diameter vine that was climbing one of the fir trees in my garden, it took over 15 years for the stump to rot away, release the weed killer, and kill the tree.
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rockyroller
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planning to bring the left side vertical
the wooden pieces are still strong enough & attached well enough. the bottom of the diagonals are firmly entrenched in the vines. I'll have to dig & cut to get them loose. hoping 2 new stakes pounded into the ground, will be good enough to reattach to. looking forward to more vine destruction
I dislike doing temporary fence patch jobs. I don't have the authority or resources to replace this small section of fence at this time. no one in the family & certainly not the vacant house on the other side seem to care. but it bugs me that it's not vertical
more recent photos. pretty far off from vertical
the wooden pieces are still strong enough & attached well enough. the bottom of the diagonals are firmly entrenched in the vines. I'll have to dig & cut to get them loose. hoping 2 new stakes pounded into the ground, will be good enough to reattach to. looking forward to more vine destruction
I dislike doing temporary fence patch jobs. I don't have the authority or resources to replace this small section of fence at this time. no one in the family & certainly not the vacant house on the other side seem to care. but it bugs me that it's not vertical
more recent photos. pretty far off from vertical
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rockyroller
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got that left side upright & no longer leans on the vacant neighbor's house. this should last another year & hopefully we'll sell the property before it needs for attention. altho I might do some cleaning of it to brighten it up a little. the vine growth at the ground level was impressive. spent quite a bit of time cutting it & pulling it away to see what was going on. the existing diagonals had to be chucked. no idea how many decades ago this was put up. Pops is not a round to ask & I won't even begin to ask Mom, but I did show her that I worked on it
also thinking I might bring a step stool out there & do some cutting of the top vine growth. as-if to reduce the size of it manually
also thinking I might bring a step stool out there & do some cutting of the top vine growth. as-if to reduce the size of it manually
