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I have a whole lot of brambles to clear i have...
I have a whole lot of brambles to clear i have chopped some off at the ground to make baskets with.
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Apr 18, 2020
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I have a whole lot of brambles to clear i have chopped some off at the ground to make baskets with. But obviously those will grow back. Thecrest i just need to clear. Its going to be a veg plot so I don’t really want to use weed killer. How can i get rid?
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Apr 18, 2020
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barley977
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Borrow a few goats!
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Apr 18, 2020
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i would love that!
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Apr 18, 2020
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barley977
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my dads mate had a huge pub beer garden to clear. Borrowed 2 goats to clear it and discovered a bowling green under it all. Once all weeds and brambles had gone they started eating the fence and trees. Did a reet good job
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Apr 18, 2020
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tetradymite32
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Hedge cutters to the floor and dig out roots
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Apr 18, 2020
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Dig dig dig
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Apr 18, 2020
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This was my bramble jungle. I found once I cut back to the ground I didn’t have that many plants. I cut down and burnt and dug up the roots.
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Apr 18, 2020
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lani255
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Wish I knew been cutting and poisoning them for the last 27 years x
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Apr 18, 2020
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scintillant5
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just dig and get the main root out that’s the only real way, I had one I my garden when I moved in, the main root was only 2ftish down but huge! Mum had one down the side of her house (she’s semi detached) used to be full of blackberries every summer but then the council cut it down, used to house a feral cat and her babies every year too x
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Apr 18, 2020
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I have a similar bramble issue. So far I've been cutting them down and planning to pull and dig up the roots then make sure I keep onto if anything starts to come through again
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Apr 18, 2020
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jumble
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Chop chop chop and clear, please do not use weed killer you still have to chop and clear
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Apr 18, 2020
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Definitely goats. Find a local breeder and ask for help
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Apr 18, 2020
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abbotson0
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How will you make baskets with all the thorns on the stalks?
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Apr 18, 2020
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abbotson0
thats what i was wondering too
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Apr 18, 2020
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lillianalillie
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abbotson0
baskets ? Have I missed something
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Apr 18, 2020
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abbotson0
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lillianalillie
keeping bramble lengths to make baskets. Ouch.
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Apr 18, 2020
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lillianalillie
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abbotson0
oh no nasty things , cheers Marie
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Apr 18, 2020
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lillianalillie
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abbotson0
no
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Apr 18, 2020
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you strip the thorns off. Very strong and long stems perfect for basket weaving
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Apr 18, 2020
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They’re really bendy and strong. You damp them to make them pliable x
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Apr 18, 2020
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grouchy4
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Cut them down and then dig up all the roots the only surefire way without weed killer
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Apr 18, 2020
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I know a bit extreme, I had problems with getting rid of the roots from brambles, I used a blow torch, they’ve not come back
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Apr 18, 2020
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demy7032
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Cut them back by all means, but then you have to dig out the roots. All of them. Bramble roots are hard
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Apr 18, 2020
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demy7032
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If it helps, the bottom half of our garden looked like this when we moved in, after years and years of neglect. We now have a trampoline there, the kids play there and the chickens will be moving there soon too.
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Apr 18, 2020
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Rake, then hedge cutters then rake then hedge cutters repeat and a descent set of gloves
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Apr 18, 2020
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We’re in the same position at the bottom of our garden, and no choice to dig them up as they’re coming over from the railway line If you work out the magic cure, please let me know
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Apr 18, 2020
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To make baskets? from brambles? Interesting!
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Apr 18, 2020
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Get a brush cutter on it. It will keep trying to grow back but jut keep cutting it and mark out a small area to dig at a time.
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Apr 18, 2020
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Dig roots out, cover with black plastic for a year, or borrow a pig.
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