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TacoMac

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I've been cutting brush for a couple weeks of the septic lines and tanks. Those roots will destroy them.
In an extreme case, run to home depot, get a bottle of herbicide and pour it down the toilet. The good
Reciprocating saws work great on roots. I quit with an axe and mattock when we dug up our septic tanks and lines.

Then I got mad and went and rented a backhoe for the weekend.
A buddy of mine about 10 years ago got so pissed off over his septic situation (same as yours I guess...tons of growth) he ran up to home depot and bought several bottle of herbicide and poured them all down the toilet.

About 3 months later, everything that came in contact with his septic tank and the drain fields was dead. Completely.

Of course, he can't get grass to grow in that general area to this day, but it solved all the other issues as it all rotted after it all died.
 

whitebb2727

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In an extreme case, run to home depot, get a bottle of herbicide and pour it down the toilet. The good


A buddy of mine about 10 years ago got so pissed off over his septic situation (same as yours I guess...tons of growth) he ran up to home depot and bought several bottle of herbicide and poured them all down the toilet.

About 3 months later, everything that came in contact with his septic tank and the drain fields was dead. Completely.

Of course, he can't get grass to grow in that general area to this day, but it solved all the other issues as it all rotted after it all died.
I don't want to use chemicals. I'm not far from the river and don't want that stuff making its way to the water.

I also don't know what herbicide would do to septic bacteria.


I had to dig the line up anyways. All trees removed and now I have been mowing it.

We used a root barrier with the new pipes.

If need be I would rather use copper sulfate.
 

Indacouch

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Done.....of course I needed a few plumbing parts I didn't have ....TWICE. Which is always fun especially when I have to drive 30+ miles one way to get them :cuss:......buckets and buckets full of elbows, couplers etc etc etc .....but there's always that one piece ......in this case two ......guess it's my fault for the second trip .....did happen upon a delicious taco wagon on my way back though .....so that was nice .....headed home to possibly take the oldest boy for a swim and to waste money on fireworks .....that's the real way to burn money......I guess if someone had to buy pot, that would be another way.

Can't remember the last time I had to buy pot......I'd guess back in 97 or 98 ......
 

Gary Goodson

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I cut down a pear tree in my backyard. It sucked ass and I don't eat pears. I looked it up and you can smoke with pear wood. The web said it's a milder wood like alder. So they suggest mixing it with hickory or pecan. Sounds good to me, I have both on me at all times.


Won't find out for 6 months to a year though. Gotta let it sit up and get seasoned. I will update if I'm not dead by then.
 

evergreengardener

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It's cedar, it could be worse. I'll prob just fuck em up with my sawsall.

Up next after this, is planting some super fast growing oleander(white) down the rest of that fence line. Will be way easier too. I won't be fucking with the DG down there. I hate oleander, but what the hell, it grows fast and my neighbor across the dirt road is rockin it. Will make for some nice privacy.
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You may already know but just in case you dont oleander is a highly toxic plant (poisonous to humans and animals alike). It can be serious if not caught right away and can be fatal if ingested. All the parts of this plant are toxic (everything) whether green or dried its still toxic. So IMHO if you have any young ones or animals, I'd look into another plant

EDIT: the poison in oleander plants affect the heart specifically
 
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curious2garden

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I cut down a pear tree in my backyard. It sucked ass and I don't eat pears. I looked it up and you can smoke with pear wood. The web said it's a milder wood like alder. So they suggest mixing it with hickory or pecan. Sounds good to me, I have both on me at all times.


Won't find out for 6 months to a year though. Gotta let it sit up and get seasoned. I will update if I'm not dead by then.
If you're dead I need your pear wood. It is a singlemalt thing
 

curious2garden

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She is doing good. The pain pills and cookies I made are helping. She went to town to day. I told her she needed to rest. She is a stubborn woman.

Yessi takes a bit before she goes all out crazy.
Good, I'm glad your mom is feeling up to being stubborn. Let me know what the orthopod says.

That was how she behaved but with only one data point not generalizable, so I wait.
 
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