Daisy Gallop wrote:We then applied a generous amount of calcium carbonate (lime) to the area, turned the soil a final time, and planted one of the most glorious gardens I have ever tended.
Sumac likes acidic soil, so it did not return.
Now THAT is genius!!
Hey I know this is an old thread, but speaking of old, back before herbicides and machines, you'd cut the tree waist height (I think) and cover with a barrel and let the tree sucker in the darkness under the barrel until it exhausted itself. They usually sticker off the stump if you leave enough stump, you know, instead of suckering all over the surrounding land. I tried it with black locust - worked fantastic. When I just simply dug up a different black locust, it suckered everywhere, including the basement! However, The bucket treatment left no sockets at all. Not one!
