Has anyone had any successful experience when removing a Yucca plant?
We just bought a house and the ol' biddy who owned it previously decided to throw whatever she had on hand wherever she wanted and now I'm left clearing up the mess.
I've Googled it and have come across the standard pieces of advice, cut it down, dig up the roots, every last bit, use a stump killer, persevere etc.
Problem is the root system is in a two foot by four foot area, bordered with concrete steps and a retaining wall that the Yucca plant decided to push over. I can't seem to get a shovel down under the main root ball to pull it up. Also, how do I kill roots that are potentially under the steps?
I thought of getting landscape border/edging, covering it with fabric and then mulch, and letting it sit for a year after I blitz it, but is there anything else I should know?
I'd like a solution that will kill it after a year or two of picking new shoots/weeding.
We just bought a house and the ol' biddy who owned it previously decided to throw whatever she had on hand wherever she wanted and now I'm left clearing up the mess.
I've Googled it and have come across the standard pieces of advice, cut it down, dig up the roots, every last bit, use a stump killer, persevere etc.
Problem is the root system is in a two foot by four foot area, bordered with concrete steps and a retaining wall that the Yucca plant decided to push over. I can't seem to get a shovel down under the main root ball to pull it up. Also, how do I kill roots that are potentially under the steps?
I thought of getting landscape border/edging, covering it with fabric and then mulch, and letting it sit for a year after I blitz it, but is there anything else I should know?
I'd like a solution that will kill it after a year or two of picking new shoots/weeding.