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Getting rid of Yucca?
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Posted by NJswabbie 6 (My Page) on Mon, May 16, 05 at 14:04
| Ok, I inherited huge amounts of the stuff on the house I bought last year. After trying to unseat some of it last spring, only to find it back this year, I am convinced Yucca is an Aztec word for 'infestation'. It seems the folks who owned the house before me planted a little bit everywhere, and so I see plants just about in every plantable bed I have. Digging it up just produces huge root groups of which I am sure I am not getting all of.
Is it me, or is this stuff impossible to get rid of? |
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RE: Getting rid of Yucca?
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| No, it's not just you. Yucca has a huge tuberous root and the tinyest bit will grow back. You just have to keep at it. I've had some luck with (wispering) Round-up on the new shoots after digging the bulk of it up. It did take several applications, if I remember correctly. You can grind the root to make a flour, if you feel like it. I believe several Indian tribes did. |
RE: Getting rid of Yucca?
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| An amazingly persistent plant. Just keep pulling sprouts that grow. The plant will eventually weaken and die. You have to be more persistent. I would also rub roundup on the leaves. |
RE: Getting rid of Yucca?
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| Yes, I have the same problem. Mine was back again this year. I had to dig about 2-3' down to get that puppy out. Luckily I had it in a berm, so it wasn't too hard to dig up. Try to follow every root and get it all, or it will come back. |
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| I posted this on another site so I copied it and will tell the story again on this site. I made the mistake of killing a yucca once in my younger dumb days. We were having a party on the front lawn and I didn't want anyone drunk backing in to it and hurting themselves. I spent hours the day before with my nail clipper clipping each and every sharp point off, thinking it would grow back. Duh. It died months later. I guess I killed it's defense mechanism. I cried at what I did. So there you go. Get out that nail clipper and we will hear from you next year. Lot's of work I know but I'm sure you can find a faster way to do it. Skill saw? Oh, I can't believe I'm giving ideas as I really do like the plant. |
Get rid of Yucca
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| I posted this on another site so I copied it and will tell the story again on this site. I made the mistake of killing a yucca once in my younger dumb days. We were having a party on the front lawn and I didn't want anyone drunk backing in to it and hurting themselves. I spent hours the day before with my nail clipper clipping each and every sharp point off, thinking it would grow back. Duh. It died months later. I guess I killed it's defense mechanism. I cried at what I did. So there you go. Get out that nail clipper and we will hear from you next year. Lot's of work I know but I'm sure you can find a faster way to do it. Skill saw? Oh, I can't believe I'm giving ideas as I really do like the plant. |
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