Topic: something lethal please.....

[undercarriage plan]

I have/had an ancient clematis in my garden which I hacked to the ground, and the little blighter keeps shooting still. I didn't want to use anything too horrific cos it's close to other plants and well, not very good at killing things, intentionally anyway.....I've been treating it with glyphosphate on a regular basis to no avail, but the next step up, seems to be lethal poisonings used for killing trees. Does anyone have any ideas as to how I can finally kill this thing?? Thank you
Lottie

[moonbells]

SBK brushwood killer may well do it.

Is it a Montana? I just had to hack mine back as it was trying to smother the conservatory roof!!!!

moonbells

[undercarriage plan]

How did you guess, Moonbells!!! Yup, it is, planted in wrong place years and years ago. Thanks for that, will give it a go!! Fingers crossed, dynamite next option!!

[Lily]

Try reverse psychology, pamper it, want it to grow. And like a lot of things that I want to grow it just dies.  :'(

I once tried to grow a montana and the slugs got it.  There you are, get a load of slugs to eat it up.  ;D  ;D

Lily

[undercarriage plan]

Lily, you're not being so kind as to send me all your slugs and snails are you? Is such a sweet thought, but I know how much you'd miss them....This thing I refer to as a clematis has a trunk about 4" wide, it's a monster!!!!
Lottie  ;D

[Lily]

With a 4" wide trunk, you'll need a lot of slugs.  Where's my torch.  Best get hunting for them there slugs.  ;D  ;D

Lily

Just thought, what you need is a Beaver. Anyone from Canada that could send you one.  ;D

[Lily]

Glyn's from Canada.  I'm sure he'll send you a Beaver.  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D

Lily

[undercarriage plan]

Erm...Lily? Never mind.... there is no answer to that at all....think it best.... ;D  ;D ;D ;)
Lottie

[Icyberjunkie]

yep a beaver on display in the garden..MMMMmmmm...certainly an unusual feature and a real talking point if nothing else   ;D

[Lily]

But the Beaver would chip away at the bark and destroy the Clematis. ;D  ;D  Then it would chip away at everyone else's trees, than you'd have a dam........... not such a good idea after all.   :-[  :-[

Lily

[undercarriage plan]

Erm....am at a complete loss.....Icy...any help here greatly appreciated....please?????
   ;D ;D ;D ;)
Lottie  ???

[Twospot Ladybird]

Hi Lottie, why not try what I did. I accidentally killed a Clematis Montana a couple of years ago. It was a big one, trunk about the same width as yours and had been there for a very long time, I think 20-30 years. Anyway, like you, I felt that mine was in the wrong place and decided to move it. I cut it back hard in the spring, dug it out with as much root ball as possible and re-planted it else where and it died. I have since read that they do not like to be moved.

[TEL]

You can always try copper nails in the trunk i hear thats meant to kill of trees so it may work.

[undercarriage plan]

Have tried Twospot, the roots go into the lawn, and am loathe to ruin it.
Great idea, Tel, will try it, erm...how many nails I we talking here? Don't want to go overboard, but then again, don't want to just put in a drawing pin....
Lottie

[jaggythistle]

  Drill a couple of holes in thickest part of trunk and put stump killer granules
  in holes.........oooooooo am a Dufus  cancel that....lottie and drills I sooooo
  ooooooooooooooo much don't think so...lethal combo  ::) ::) ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D

[undercarriage plan]

LOL!!! No Jags!! Brilliant!! Get to kill it and play with tools!!! Ta  ;D ;D ;D

[Icyberjunkie]

Erm....am at a complete loss.....Icy...any help here greatly appreciated....please?????
   ;D ;D ;D ;)
Lottie  ???

YOu must be joking!!  I'm not going in any deeper than wot I did already {GG}

[TEL]

U P missed last post sorry
put a ring of nails around the trunk

[undercarriage plan]

Thanks Tel! Ooo hammer and nails!! ;D ;D ;D ;)