[RS at work]

Karl,

Some time back, you described a method for burning out stumps in your
orchard. My brother mentioned that he had taken out his apple trees
in his front yard but still has the stumps to deal with, what was your
technique?

Roger Shoaf

[Ignoramus8808]

Burning them with ammonium nitrate?

On 2011-10-25, RS at work wrote:
Karl,

Some time back, you described a method for burning out stumps in your
orchard. My brother mentioned that he had taken out his apple trees
in his front yard but still has the stumps to deal with, what was your
technique?

Roger Shoaf

[Karl Townsend]

On Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:26:20 -0500, Ignoramus8808
wrote:

Burning them with ammonium nitrate?

On 2011-10-25, RS at work wrote:
Karl,

Some time back, you described a method for burning out stumps in your
orchard. My brother mentioned that he had taken out his apple trees
in his front yard but still has the stumps to deal with, what was your
technique?

Roger Shoaf

Iggy was close, drill holes in the stumps and pour in potassium
nitrate fertilizer. Maybe refill the holes after a few months. Maybe
six months later fill with diesel for a few days. Then start a small
fire
and burn it out. It will burn clear back to the small roots.

BTW, ammonium nitrate is all but impossible to buy since Tim Mcvay
used it to blow away that Fed. building.

Karl

[Larry Jaques[_4_]]

On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:37:14 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote:

On Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:26:20 -0500, Ignoramus8808
wrote:

Burning them with ammonium nitrate?

On 2011-10-25, RS at work wrote:
Karl,

Some time back, you described a method for burning out stumps in your
orchard. My brother mentioned that he had taken out his apple trees
in his front yard but still has the stumps to deal with, what was your
technique?

Roger Shoaf

Iggy was close, drill holes in the stumps and pour in potassium
nitrate fertilizer. Maybe refill the holes after a few months. Maybe
six months later fill with diesel for a few days. Then start a small
fire
and burn it out. It will burn clear back to the small roots.

BTW, ammonium nitrate is all but impossible to buy since Tim Mcvay
used it to blow away that Fed. building.

What's in the stump rot kits they sell?
http://goo.gl/Z5DSj Oh, saltpeter. (potassium nitrate)
That'll work as well, won't it?

--
It is characteristic of all deep human problems that they are
not to be approached without some humor and some bewilderment.
-- Freeman Dyson

[Ignoramus10092]

On 2011-10-25, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:37:14 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote:

On Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:26:20 -0500, Ignoramus8808
wrote:

Burning them with ammonium nitrate?

On 2011-10-25, RS at work wrote:
Karl,

Some time back, you described a method for burning out stumps in your
orchard. My brother mentioned that he had taken out his apple trees
in his front yard but still has the stumps to deal with, what was your
technique?

Roger Shoaf

Iggy was close, drill holes in the stumps and pour in potassium
nitrate fertilizer. Maybe refill the holes after a few months. Maybe
six months later fill with diesel for a few days. Then start a small
fire
and burn it out. It will burn clear back to the small roots.

BTW, ammonium nitrate is all but impossible to buy since Tim Mcvay
used it to blow away that Fed. building.

What's in the stump rot kits they sell?
http://goo.gl/Z5DSj Oh, saltpeter. (potassium nitrate)
That'll work as well, won't it?


Karl, where can I buy potassium nitrate, at farm stores? What is it
called, just potassium nitrate?

i

[Paul K. Dickman]

"Ignoramus10092" wrote in message
...
On 2011-10-25, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:37:14 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote:

On Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:26:20 -0500, Ignoramus8808
wrote:

Burning them with ammonium nitrate?

On 2011-10-25, RS at work wrote:
Karl,

Some time back, you described a method for burning out stumps in your
orchard. My brother mentioned that he had taken out his apple trees
in his front yard but still has the stumps to deal with, what was your
technique?

Roger Shoaf

Iggy was close, drill holes in the stumps and pour in potassium
nitrate fertilizer. Maybe refill the holes after a few months. Maybe
six months later fill with diesel for a few days. Then start a small
fire
and burn it out. It will burn clear back to the small roots.

BTW, ammonium nitrate is all but impossible to buy since Tim Mcvay
used it to blow away that Fed. building.

What's in the stump rot kits they sell?
http://goo.gl/Z5DSj Oh, saltpeter. (potassium nitrate)
That'll work as well, won't it?


Karl, where can I buy potassium nitrate, at farm stores? What is it
called, just potassium nitrate?

i
You might find it or Sodium Nitrate there with the fertilizers. It might be
labeled salt peter. But I haven't seen do it yourself fertilizers around
here for a while.
When in doubt, check ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-lb-Potassi... em5193be9619

Paul K. Dickman

[Karl Townsend]

On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:51:46 -0500, Ignoramus10092
wrote:

On 2011-10-25, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:37:14 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote:

On Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:26:20 -0500, Ignoramus8808
wrote:

Burning them with ammonium nitrate?

On 2011-10-25, RS at work wrote:
Karl,

Some time back, you described a method for burning out stumps in your
orchard. My brother mentioned that he had taken out his apple trees
in his front yard but still has the stumps to deal with, what was your
technique?

Roger Shoaf

Iggy was close, drill holes in the stumps and pour in potassium
nitrate fertilizer. Maybe refill the holes after a few months. Maybe
six months later fill with diesel for a few days. Then start a small
fire
and burn it out. It will burn clear back to the small roots.

BTW, ammonium nitrate is all but impossible to buy since Tim Mcvay
used it to blow away that Fed. building.

What's in the stump rot kits they sell?
http://goo.gl/Z5DSj Oh, saltpeter. (potassium nitrate)
That'll work as well, won't it?


Karl, where can I buy potassium nitrate, at farm stores? What is it
called, just potassium nitrate?

i
I buy 50 lb. bags of Potasium Nitrate from Johnson Greenhouse supply
for $52. http://www.jrjohnson.com/home.php part#74-13646

or, you can get 12 oz. of stump rotter for $19.95 at any hardware
store.

[Bob Engelhardt]

Ignoramus10092 wrote:

Karl, where can I buy potassium nitrate, at farm stores? What is it
called, just potassium nitrate?

I got it at Lowe's. "Stump Out", IIRC. If they just called it
"potassium nitrate", they wouldn't be able to charge as much G.

Bob

[PrecisionmachinisT]

"RS at work" wrote in message
...
Karl,

Some time back, you described a method for burning out stumps in your
orchard. My brother mentioned that he had taken out his apple trees
in his front yard but still has the stumps to deal with, what was your
technique?



Stump powder is available at most garden centers, other than that you can
check the numbers on fertilizer bags, 13-0-45 is the usual designation for
potassium nitrate. Bore holes in the stump and fill with kno3, top with
diesel, and cover with a 5 gallon bucket to keep rain out...wait a couple of
months before setting it on fire, refilling if necessary...

Although these days unless it's a fairly large tree in difficult soil, I
usually cut off a couple feet above shoulder height ( if at all ) and pull
with a tractor or 4wd pickup by hooking the chain as high up the trunk as
possible.

[Stormin Mormon]

That works, if you're far enough out from town. I've also
heard to bury the stump in "match light" charcoal, and touch
it off. That match light provides enough burn time, and hot
enough, to make the stump disappear. I've never tried it.

The one small tree I pulled, I used a sawzall and a LARGE
number of Harbor Freight blades. Then, a come along tool to
the van bumper. My neighbor's trailer was about 10 feet
away, so no burning out for me.

--
Christopher A. Young
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Stump powder is available at most garden centers, other than
that you can
check the numbers on fertilizer bags, 13-0-45 is the usual
designation for
potassium nitrate. Bore holes in the stump and fill with
kno3, top with
diesel, and cover with a 5 gallon bucket to keep rain
out...wait a couple of
months before setting it on fire, refilling if necessary...

Although these days unless it's a fairly large tree in
difficult soil, I
usually cut off a couple feet above shoulder height ( if at
all ) and pull
with a tractor or 4wd pickup by hooking the chain as high up
the trunk as
possible.