Briongloid@aussie.zoneM to Melbourne@aussie.zone · 2 months agoDiscussion Thread: Monday, 3 March 2025message-squaremessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareDiscussion Thread: Monday, 3 March 2025Briongloid@aussie.zoneM to Melbourne@aussie.zone · 2 months agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-squareCatfish@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoWhen the day dawns we depart for Ikea. Hopefully the non weekend timing makes this a less earsplitting experience than otherwise. Also reading up on removing yuccas, WTF have we gotten into?!?! 🤯
minus-squareMeanElevator@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoWear eye and arm protection against the yuccas. Best approach is to trim the leaves and then cut the stalks. Patience is the key.
minus-squareCatfish@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoGoing to need a chainsaw for the big ones I suspect. Will be hunting pups for years.
minus-squaredumblederp@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoYeah, not a chainsaw. I used a reciprocal saw with a pruning blade.
minus-squareTinyBreak@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoSecond a Recipo. Tough little buggers can take out almost anything.
minus-squareMeanElevator@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThe stalks and leaves are pretty fibrous. I ended up using a handsaw cause the fibres got tangled in the chain. It’s a fairly soft plant, so doesn’t need a lot of elbow grease for manual sawing.
minus-squareCatfish@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 months agoIs a tad beyond a hand saw… I have no bananas so cucumber for scale
When the day dawns we depart for Ikea. Hopefully the non weekend timing makes this a less earsplitting experience than otherwise. Also reading up on removing yuccas, WTF have we gotten into?!?! 🤯
Wear eye and arm protection against the yuccas. Best approach is to trim the leaves and then cut the stalks. Patience is the key.
Going to need a chainsaw for the big ones I suspect. Will be hunting pups for years.
Yeah, not a chainsaw. I used a reciprocal saw with a pruning blade.
Second a Recipo. Tough little buggers can take out almost anything.
The stalks and leaves are pretty fibrous. I ended up using a handsaw cause the fibres got tangled in the chain.
It’s a fairly soft plant, so doesn’t need a lot of elbow grease for manual sawing.
Is a tad beyond a hand saw… I have no bananas so cucumber for scale