REMOVING TREE STUMPS
Pouring straight bleach down in holes or cracks of a
tree stump will rot that thing all to pieces, from the top
clear down in the ground. Then it can just simply be
easily pushed over. It's a slow process, and I usually
repeat that treatment several times, but I can assure
you, it works very well, even when quite a tall, and
large stump of a tree has been left behind. ~Mary B.

I thought your readers would like to know of a natural
way to remove stumps. I first saw this tip with our local
"Garden Guy" Dave Owen. You need a jar of blackberry
jam and enough compost to cover the stump. Cut the
stump as close to the ground as you can.  Pour a whole
jar (8 oz.) over the entire top of the stump.  Pat compost
around the top and sides of the stump, covering the jam.
The stump decays naturally - will take some months to
do so. The jam encourages composting bacteria to do
their work. Kind of a fun, nature moment! ~Catherine

Another great trick to removing tree stumps I found in
a Jerry Baker book. (It works! I had a stump that could
have made us famous on the America's Funniest Home
Videos!) He said to cut the stump at or below ground
level and drill a bunch of holes ("the more the merrier").
Fill the holes with a commercial stump remover containing
potassium nitrate and plug the holes. Let it sit for a year,
remove the plugs, and pour in kerosene. Let it sit an hour
or so and light it and the stump will smolder away to ashes.
I have loved so many of his tonics. His books are great for
anyone to check out, there are gardening and cleaning
tonics that work magic and save quite a few pennies!
~Barbara D.

Old Fashioned Living~