Les Nessman" writes:

"m Ransley" wrote in message
I had a tree cut down and have a 5 ft stump 1.5ft high , can it be
burnt out easily by adding wood on top or will it take a week or month
to burn. Is it a waste of time trying.

Waste of time unless you live in the country and won't run afoul of air
pollution/open fire laws.

If you do decide to burn it out drill a mess of holes in the stump. Add a
quart of diesel every two-three days, soaking through. No more than a gallon
or so, and let it soak in real good.

Build a fire atop the stump when you've got the time to sit and watch it for
2-3 days. Make sure you got plenty of water and toilet paper handy, you don't
want to take your eyes off it.

Neighbour of mine had one and used it as a flower bed for years eventually
rotting
it out and then took a chain saw to the remains one day. This took years
but was
fairly effortless and served a purpose.

Alternative is to cover with high-nitrogen stuff like grass clippings and keep
wet. It'll still take 1-3 years but eventually it'll rot out.

I've heard of chemical products you can purchase at either Home Hardwares or
Home
Depots that you just pour over the top and it desolves the stump....how
effective they
are I don't know but that's where I'd start.

Skip the "stump dissolver" chemicals. If you're going to go that route just
get a high-nitrogen fertilizer, same diff.

Marc

Home Depot also rents out tools and there is such a thing as a stump
grinder...another
neighbour of mine had that done and we were going to use it in our back yard
but
we ended up buying the house across the street & moving....yes, the one
that used to have the
stump/flowerbed. )