How to get rid of a stump without uprooting

How to get rid of a stump with fertilizer

Urea or saltpeter - ammonia, sodium, potassium - will cope with the destruction of wood. True, you need to be patient: it will take 1-2 years to destroy the stump, depending on its size. While the fertilizer is working and the stump has not completely decomposed, you should not plant plants within a radius of 4–5 meters around it. At this time, a lot of nitrogen will be released into the soil, which can provoke excessive growth of neighboring cultures.

Sometimes fertilizers are replaced with table salt, but this is quite risky. The substance can accumulate in the soil, making it dense and infertile. The soil will become poorly water-permeable, and useful elements will pass into a form inaccessible to plants for assimilation.

What you need

• Saw - optional;
• drill with a large drill (preferably a feather drill);
• urea or saltpeter (ammonia, sodium, potassium);
• film or plastic bag.

How to do

If the stump is high, cut it at the root so that it is almost level with the ground. Drill holes in different parts of the stump with a large drill to a depth of at least 10 cm. The wider the diameter

treethe more holes you need to make.

Fill each hole to the top with fertilizer.

Wrap the surface of the stump tightly with a bag or film. Nothing more needs to be done. Urea or saltpeter in its pure form - an aggressive agent that will gradually decompose the wood.

How to get rid of a stump by burning

Do not use this method in hot and dry weather. Follow the process at all its stages so as not to start a fire. Also make sure the stump is at least 15 meters from buildings, otherwise you can get fine for fire safety violations.

What you need

• Drill with a long thick drill;
• kerosene or lighter fluid;
• a long strip of cotton fabric;
• lighter or matches;
• dry branches.

How to do

Drill a deep and wide hole in the middle of the stump so that it reaches the base of the stump.

Make two more indentations at the base of the stump. You need to drill until the passages are connected to the central hole.

Fill the center hole with kerosene or cleaning fluid. ignition.

Moisten the prepared cloth with the composition and push it halfway into the central hole in the stump. One end of the rag should remain on the surface.

Light the fabric wick.

In order for the stump to start burning from the inside, provide the fire with oxygen. To do this, you can periodically blow through the side holes at the base of the stump.

Also, from time to time, throw pieces of dry branches into the central recess to keep the flame inside.

After a while, the stump will completely burn out. It is difficult to say how many hours it will take, it all depends on its size, age and quality of wood. On average, the process takes 12 hours.

By the way, the ash that remains after burning the stump can be used as fertilizer.