There are no- one fit all solutions, and indeed, some.

Feb 19, Potassium nitrate is the main ingredient of stump removal liquids, but it also has calcium stearate. So your better off getting regular fertilizers with KNO3 instead of the stump removal because it reacts with certain fungi which accelerates bushfalling.barted Reading Time: 6 mins.

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Oct 29, However I've read elsewhere that some stump removers are made with sodium hydroxide, instead of potasium nitrate. Is there a simple way to test the stump remover to see if it is Kno3 prior to making the rcandy, as I really don't want to be cooking up anything without being certian whats in it.

Thanks. Something else the guy at the rocketry site mentions Dragon Stump Remover and the fact that its MSDS reports it contains % KNO3 which seems quite high for this sort of product.

I soon realized it would be a lot cheaper to buy a bag of fertilizer.

Someone posted about Dragon some time ago, and I was trying hard to remember it when I posted for Giancarlo. The dissolved compound would crystallize from the solution due to the difference in solubility at high and low temperatures.

This method is especially effective for potassium nitrate (KNO3) since its solubility in g of water is g at degrees C, and only g at 0 degrees C. Supplies: Stump remover that contains Saltpeter (KNO3) Water (H2O)Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins. Jun 21, Some experts feel that potassium nitrate is the best stump remover, while others prefer the sodium metabisulfite in Stump-Out. Both are easy to use, and must be applied according to the.