alt.building.construction

On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:31:03 -0500, Steve Barker LT wrote:

> roundup kills by smothering the plant from the top. It only works when
> sprayed on the green part.

That's just plain wrong. Google on: roundup "fresh stump"

> "Sammy bin Snoozin" wrote in message
> news: $ @trnddc08...
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> "Terryc" wrote in message
> news:fcv732$vpk$4@ ...
>> Sammy bin Snoozin wrote:
>> > What if I flooded the drain with Roundup? Reckon that would kill
>> > anything that had roots in the drain?
>>
>> err, you are going to have to block the other end to flood it.
>>
>> we have rootox tabs here that you can drop in the bowl and flush last
>> thing at night or in morning (if everyone goes to work).
>>
>> . if roundup works, it should kil the whole plant. roundup can be
>> less effective in high concentrations as too hardttake , you are
>> going to have to block the other end to flood it.
>
> Yes, I was thinking of making a batch of diluted concentrate, putting an
> elbow pointing up at the outlet and pouring in the inlet until it fills the
> pipe. I've got about 20 feet of 4-inch pipe -- 12 gallons should be plenty.
> The cost of any root killer or coating materials would be minor compared to
> the cost of breaking up the concrete, replacing, refilling, etc.