Triassic Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Our garden is slowly being overrun by brambles. A neighbour suggested weed killer, so we sprayed a test area last year and although it died back it didn’t eradicate it, so it’s growing back again this year. Any suggestions as to how to get rid of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone West Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I've found SBK kills brambles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triassic Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 I’ve srarched for SKB but am none the wiser, what is SKB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 How about a goat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I also have brambles and was told constant mowing will see it off ( I hope so!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billt Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Try SBK! Yes, cutting fairly often during the growing season gets rid of them, and you don't have to use expensive dubious weedkillers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMitchells Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Dig them out if possible, after cutting/strimming down the top growth. then anything that comes up, hit with a spray of SBK. You need a systemic weedkiller that gets right down into the roots. Glyphosate is the mian checmical used and does work but it takes a couple of weeks for it to get right through the root system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravelld Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 24 minutes ago, joe90 said: I also have brambles and was told constant mowing will see it off ( I hope so!) That will kill all weeds eventually, the trouble is not all places are accessible to a lawn mower. Even strimming can be difficult depending on the surroundings. I know it's bad, but I use R*****p (Glyphosate based). I read it's best to do it in Autumn, and that's what I did last year. I make up a solution in a sturdy container and drape the brambles, leaves etc inside it for a few days. Cover and make sure no chance of tipping over. After that, take it out and drape it on plastic sheeting to dry off. Then it takes about a month or so to die! Would like to know what SBK is, best I can tell is that Peter is suggesting you host a round of the World Superbikes in your back garden? I guess that would work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiking Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Sbk brushwood killer (triclopyr?) waiting for my weeds to start showing through the grass... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 My field is also full of marsh grass ( needs land drains) and dock, I might invest in a flock of goats ( in wellies) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiking Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 11 minutes ago, joe90 said: My field is also full of marsh grass ( needs land drains) and dock, I might invest in a flock of goats ( in wellies) ? Well im going to f****** nuke any Himalayan Balsam that I find this year. I’m not having that come up through the lawn. I might actually try to transplant my brambles to the other side of the garden. A) they’ll get more sun and better fruit B) will offer some prickly security along a low fence and C) fight off the H B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I think one routine with brambles is cut via a strimmer or brushcutter then weedkill with a weed killer that penetrates to the roots when th3 new shoots hav3 grown a bit. Brambles were done at a former house by pulling them up wearing leather gloves. Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 38 minutes ago, Ferdinand said: Brambles were done at a former house by pulling them up wearing leather gloves. And decent gloves at that. I tried this with brambles at ours and found out the hard way that the cheap pair of leather gloves I had lying around wasn't up to the job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisb Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Welding gauntlets from Toolstation are very effective. Shame they don't come in smaller sizes so I don't have to be the sole wearer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Low-tech answer: brush cutter / strimmer and persistence. Brambles (and lawns) were invented by wimmin to keep men from nicking sausages from the kitchen and doing something useful instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stones Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 3 hours ago, PeterStarck said: I've found SBK kills brambles. +1 http://www.vitaxamenity.co.uk/product/sbk-brushwood-killer/ Also good as a selective weedkiller for getting rid of dockens in grass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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