Briongloid@aussie.zoneM to Melbourne@aussie.zone · 2 months agoDiscussion Thread: Monday, 3 March 2025message-squaremessage-square144fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squareDiscussion Thread: Monday, 3 March 2025Briongloid@aussie.zoneM to Melbourne@aussie.zone · 2 months agomessage-square144fedilink
minus-squareMeanElevator@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 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-up6·2 months agoGoing to need a chainsaw for the big ones I suspect. Will be hunting pups for years.
minus-squaredumblederp@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoYeah, not a chainsaw. I used a reciprocal saw with a pruning blade.
minus-squareTinyBreak@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoSecond a Recipo. Tough little buggers can take out almost anything.
minus-squareMeanElevator@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 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-up4arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoIs a tad beyond a hand saw… I have no bananas so cucumber for scale
minus-squareMeanElevator@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoYeah, no kidding. Damn. Godspeed.
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.