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-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
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.