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Monday, 16 February 2015

February 16th 2015 - Tree stump removal

February 16th 2015 - Tree stump removal

I am in the process of trying to sort out the last part of my garden where I want the decking to go.  But this is going to be a big task as I need to dig out soil.  And in part of where I want it there are some old pine tree stumps that need removing.

I found this artical on Pinterest about how to remove tree stumps with the use of Epsom Salts.  I'm not sure if it actually works or if its a hoax.  But we bought a bag of Epsom Salts last week to try it, if it doesn't work we have only wasted £2.99.

Hubby drilled holes in the tree stumps as deep as his drill bit would allow, I filled them with Epsom Salt and then a tiny bit of water and left them.  It says that you may need to re-apply salt after a few days and again each week as it can take upto 2months for the stumps to rot as the salt absorbs the water from the tree.

Fingers crossed it does work as I really need the stumps gone.  They were cut as low to ground as we could do without damaging the saw.