Thinning Bird of Paradise

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frogsrus San Diego, CA(Zone 10a) Nov 18, 2003

Anyone got a good way of thinning these monsters without killing yourself? Hacking away with a digging bar is too much like work.

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Dravencat Edgewater, MD(Zone 7a) Nov 18, 2003

wish I was near you Id come over and do it for you for one of them. Ive never had any to thin so dont know what to tell you except get a big shovel and go deep then pull. Sorry thats probrably not very helpful.

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Pardancanda "down the Shore", NJ(Zone 7a) Nov 19, 2003

What about the garden fork thing with the prongs? Insert it straight into the clump, then rock back and forth?

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frogsrus San Diego, CA(Zone 10a) Nov 19, 2003

Thanks guys. The lady has let this one get so big that I am thinking backhoe. lol She has let it get way out of hand.

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