Stump-Out = Stump remover?

[Occult]

I went to my garden center today in the hope of getting some ingredients for fertilizier. WhenI asked the lady there about a stump remover, she handed me something called Stump-Out by Bonide. Is this the same thing? I couldn't find anything about the contents of the package so I wasn't sure wheter it is safe to use on my aquarium.

Also what is All-Green supposed to be? I asked her about that too, but she looked at me as if I didn't know what I was talking about. (which wasn't too far from the truth :p )

[Sumpin'fishy]

Don't use it until you verify from the manufacturer that it is Potassium Nitrate only! I used something called "Stump Killer" from the store and killed most of my plants and I only dosed it twice! Be very careful!

[kveeti]

According to this site, http://members.aol.com/nonillion/kn-exp.html it does NOT contain potassium nitrate. Do not use it. Why do I have this site? See attached pic (fun at the cottage with KN03).

[125gJoe]

Here's a pic of the product we use. It should be easy to find...

http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL59/715239/1510346/28473802.jpg

[Occult]

Thanks alot for the link. And a big thank you for posting that pic. Now I won't feel lost the next time I go looking for it.

I don't know how I ever survived without you guys :D

[Hebdizzle]

what does stump remover do?

[Occult]

It's used to remove tree stumps :D

[carpguy]

I also picked up Bonide's Stump-Out over the winter. Having my doubts, especially since it doesn't actually mention nitrate, I posted. The thread (at AquaBotanic, in the mysterious disappearing archive) had a reply from someone who'd contacted Bonide and been warned off:

Toxic, not nitrate at all! Do not use!

I found the Spectracide that Joe posted in the gardening section at Lowe's. Should be able to find it at HD as well, or most sorts of garden centers.


Originally posted by Hebdizzle
what does stump remover do?

People out there in the world use it to "destroy stumps" (right on the label). Planted folk use it as a cheap and easy source of nitrates.

[Hebdizzle]

Okay I shoulda been more specific. I understood it removed tree stumps... thanks for understanding my stupidity carpguy... nitrates ahh yes

[nanahachi]

thanks for the clarifications guys!

actually, i have had a hard time finding both No-salt and Spectracide stump remover (although I've seen so many other Spectracide products). My search continues.

[Timmain42]

http://www.greenlightco.com/products/ProductImages/40002w.jpg

Green Light Stump Remover also works as a NitrAte_UP, from what I understand... I've bben having the Devil's Own Time trying to find Spectracide Stump Remover at my local WalMart, Home Depot and Lowe's.

[djlen]

Lowe's is where I got mine. There is also a product called Salt Petre that can be hard to find, but I found a bunch in a local pharmacy......it's 100% KNO3. Whiter, finer and dissolves quicker than the Spectracide. Some people have told me that their pharmacy order it for them.
Len

[carpguy]

I also had a hard time finding this stuff but I thought it was do to my location and the time of year -- there aren't all that many tree stumps in need of destroying here in sunny NYC, and I was looking in the winter, when a lot of garden space gets taken up with snow shovels down at the Depot.

Found Spectracide at Lowe's, have heard the GreenLight sauce is good, DJLen's saltpetre suggestion is a good one.

[750t]

I searched all the chain drug stores for salt petre finally found it at a locally owned store. I was told that alot of stores dont carry it anymore because its used in making gun powder. Any how 14 bucks for a large jar that will last a very long time.

[Aquafreak]

I've had a very hard time finding potassium nitrate in my area. There is nothing that even resembles stump remover over here, the hardware stores tells me I need a license to buy that stuff, and it's usually not available commercially. So I headed down to the pharmacy and asked for salt petre, the old lady there knows about the product, but it's been quite a few years since she's seen it around, she told me that it's not available anymore because you could make napalms with that sort of stuff. Then she looked through her computer and found a product that's pure KNO3, it's name is Potassium Nitrate so I bought a tub. It's pretty good stuff, pure white and very fine grained, it dissolves instantly.

So head down to your pharmacy and ask them to look through their product listing on their computers, should find something that would work for you.

HTH

[Occult]

Hmm, didn't know there was a Lowe's in NYC. It'd be nice if you told me where.