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We have recently taken down a few troublesome ironwoods from our place in HPP, and plan to take down more. Now i need to get rid of the stump so I can plant something else. These stumps are approx 3 ft in diameter and located in lava rock (ripped 15 yrs ago). Anyone have experience with using a stump grinder to get rid of the stump (rental from Home Depot). Since it is located amidst lava rock, i wonder about the effectiveness of a stump grinder? Thoughts or experience?
Mahalo.
Mary
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There is a product you can pour onto the stump to increase rotting, or just drill a bunch of smaller holes all around the stump & one larger "planter hole" for the plant you want to put in.... probably by the time the stump is gone, the plant will be getting root in the decayed mass
Back in the midwest, one of our favorite was to eliminate a stump was to place some coals on a dry stump & let it burn down to underground... 2 problems with that here are the dry stump & watching to make sure that there is no wind potential to create a wildfire, if the stump is ever dry enough....
