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mespilus-
Aah - nice, I'll take some pictures tonight and do that, thanks.
If not though, I'm not too worried if it takes a couple of years of just being left. I just wondered if there was something cheap and available that I could be topping up / painting on over that time so it took only two years, instead of five if left to itself.
@Sam_w I've heard about the copper before- thanks for the reminder. I'll whack a few of those in too.
christianSpaceman
I've got a stump I want rid of. It's about 18 inches in diameter, and cut down to a few inches above ground level. I know stump grinders exist, and I could get a chap to come and get rid of it that way.
I've already drilled lots of long holes (c.30 cm depth) into it for wood lice to live in. I was wondering if there's anything that I could use to pour in those holes to speed up the process? I know stump killer exists, but it's pretty pricey.
Everywhere on the internet just suggests fire. I'd usually embrace that but the stump is right next to our boundary fence which is also made of wood; this in turn is quite close to my shed, and the neighbours conservatory, all also made of wood.
I can imagine that some of the alternatives I've seen (significant quantities of salt) would probably pollute the ground too much