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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!

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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.

 

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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...

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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.

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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

 

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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 ¬¬

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