No I didn’t dilute the Bonide Stump and Vine Killer - it’s 8.8% trichlopyr and made to use directly on cut vines, etc - the lid has a small brush attached to apply it. You must apply it immediately after cutting the stem while the wound is still fresh. There is a more concentrated form of trichlopyr you can buy in small quantities LINK, if you can get that I’d consider using that directly on a cut banana stem, paint it on or inject with a syringe/turkey injector.

May take more than one application if the banana stem begins to resprout, but over a summer I eliminated my banana problem permanently. I can’t promise you it will work for you but it did for me, and it wasn’t a single plant - probably a couple dozen. Now these were “dwarf” banana plants, but still 7 to 8 feet tall before I cut them.

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Posted by Delacroix

Member since Oct 2008

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Posted on 6/5/19 at 3:59 pm to CrawDude

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No I didn’t dilute the Bonide Stump and Vine Killer - it’s 8.8% trichlopyr and made to use directly on cut vines, etc - the lid has a small brush attached to apply it. You must apply it immediately after cutting the stem while the wound is still fresh. There is a more concentrated form of trichlopyr you can buy in small quantities LINK, if you can get that I’d consider using that directly on a cut banana stem, paint it on or inject with a syringe/turkey injector.

May take more than one application if the banana stem begins to resprout, but over a summer I eliminated my banana problem permanently. I can’t promise you it will work for you but it did for me, and it wasn’t a single plant - probably a couple dozen. Now these were “dwarf” banana plants, but still 7 to 8 feet tall before I cut them.

Thanks for the tip! I hope this kills them. Were you able to kill all of your plants with 1 bottle?