BriongloidM to Melbourne · 2 days agoDiscussion Thread: Monday, 3 March 2025message-squaremessage-square144fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squareDiscussion Thread: Monday, 3 March 2025BriongloidM to Melbourne · 2 days agomessage-square144fedilink
minus-squareCatfishlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 days 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-squareMeanElevatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days 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-squareCatfishlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoGoing to need a chainsaw for the big ones I suspect. Will be hunting pups for years.
minus-squaredumblederplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoYeah, not a chainsaw. I used a reciprocal saw with a pruning blade.
minus-squareTinyBreaklinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoSecond a Recipo. Tough little buggers can take out almost anything.
minus-squareMeanElevatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days 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-squareCatfishlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-22 days 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
Yeah, no kidding. Damn.
Godspeed.