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Re: Salt as stumpkiller

Subject: Re: Salt as stumpkiller
From: mark
Date: Sep 03 2008 10:09:27 
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Perhaps, as you suggest, the legal angle of using a product commercially for
something it has not been sold for is why its not widely used.
As it would be an insignificant market there would never be a commercial
incentive for salt producers to fund such specific research.
As such an important and common natural substance however its effects must
be incredibly well researched. 
Not enough for commercial use I presume.........

Mark
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From: "Topher Martyn" <tophermartyn@xxxxxx.co.uk> 
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But is it legal?
I used to use it to suppress weeds on Asparagus beds, and it did an
excellent job. 

Topher

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From: mark [mailto:mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.com]
Sent: 03 September 2008 10:33
To: UK Tree Care
Subject: Salt as stumpkiller

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Does anyone use/recommend salt as a stumpkiller.
We've been trying it over the last year and it sems at least as effective as
commercial stump killing products.
With the salt being contained within grooves scribed into the outer margins
of the stump, leaching and contamination of surrounding soil is avoided.
Used this way I would not consider salt to be any more harmful than eg.
Glyphosphate based products. 

Cost, availability, storage and use are all very straightforward with salt.
Commercial products are heavily researched and marketed for the purpose so
their effects are well known.
In my experience salt kills stumps as effectively - but does not have the
level of research to qualify as an approved product for the purpose.
I presume this is the main reason why applying salt in the same manner of
application as a granular stump killer is not more widely used. 

Am I missing something else here?

Has anyone else experimented with it on stumps?

Regards

Mark Nankervis


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