Blackberry bramble removal
Discussion
Anyone had any success where they aren't originating in your own garden/land? Neighbour let them run wild once as he wanted a blackberry bush. Now realises the error of his ways but they keep coming over to us. Thinking of cutting as far back as I can and injecting triclopyr into the stems?
Any other ideas? Can't nuke the area with weed killer as there are lots of nice plants and wildlife around.
Any other ideas? Can't nuke the area with weed killer as there are lots of nice plants and wildlife around.
Cut & inject should do it, assuming strong enough product. Wiping it on is another option.
It is possible to be precise with spraying if its a hand powered bottle not a pressurised pump one. Only really works if there's only a small amount to spray and you can get close to it.
Another option with a few big main stems is to put dilute weedkiller in a bottle over a longer cut stem and let it drink it that way, the stems can be a bit tough for injection.
It is possible to be precise with spraying if its a hand powered bottle not a pressurised pump one. Only really works if there's only a small amount to spray and you can get close to it.
Another option with a few big main stems is to put dilute weedkiller in a bottle over a longer cut stem and let it drink it that way, the stems can be a bit tough for injection.
Cutting back to the boundary will be a very temporary fix.
Does the adjoining owner want to keep it? If he does then that’s probably all you can do - if he doesn’t care if it lives, you could apply a selective weed killer like SBK, but check first that it won’t affect neighbouring plants that you do want to keep.
Does the adjoining owner want to keep it? If he does then that’s probably all you can do - if he doesn’t care if it lives, you could apply a selective weed killer like SBK, but check first that it won’t affect neighbouring plants that you do want to keep.
JoshSm said:
Cut & inject should do it, assuming strong enough product. Wiping it on is another option.
It is possible to be precise with spraying if its a hand powered bottle not a pressurised pump one. Only really works if there's only a small amount to spray and you can get close to it.
Another option with a few big main stems is to put dilute weedkiller in a bottle over a longer cut stem and let it drink it that way, the stems can be a bit tough for injection.
This is pretty much the answer. On some jobs where spraying isn't possible due to lawns/wanted flowers etc, we use neat Glyphosate on the leaves and apply it with a small brush. It isn't going to be a permanent solution as only digging the root system out will sort this on a more permanent basis.It is possible to be precise with spraying if its a hand powered bottle not a pressurised pump one. Only really works if there's only a small amount to spray and you can get close to it.
Another option with a few big main stems is to put dilute weedkiller in a bottle over a longer cut stem and let it drink it that way, the stems can be a bit tough for injection.
JoshSm said:
Should mention I haven't tried triclopyr for this, I used neat 480 glyphosphate & injected it. 10ml of that stuff will apparently take out a mid sized tree so didn't need much for the brambles.
Thanks I read that Glyposphate is the wrong stuff for woody stuff which is what brambles are. But I like your idea. Cow Corner said:
Cutting back to the boundary will be a very temporary fix.
Does the adjoining owner want to keep it? If he does then that’s probably all you can do - if he doesn’t care if it lives, you could apply a selective weed killer like SBK, but check first that it won’t affect neighbouring plants that you do want to keep.
Thanks. No the neighbour doesn't want to keep it, he tried to get rid of it and failed. He's away for 6 months so I can do what I like within reason. Will try and get some at the roots. Does the adjoining owner want to keep it? If he does then that’s probably all you can do - if he doesn’t care if it lives, you could apply a selective weed killer like SBK, but check first that it won’t affect neighbouring plants that you do want to keep.
southendpier said:
Had loads when I did a refurb on my house. Dig it out. Annoying and will take several season as it will grow back, quite an amazing plant.
But you have to get every single part of the 'roots' out.
Not an option in afraid, it's coming from the neighbours and a bit of unaccessible no man's land due to the neighbour letting it flourish. But you have to get every single part of the 'roots' out.
We have a similar issue: brambles have infested various parts of our garden and eradicating them permanently is very tricky. Learn to enjoy blackberries?
The weeding tools that pull plants out by the root are useful, like this:
https://m.sakertool.co.uk/funnel/landing-saker-wee...
You have to keep vigilant over several years.
The thing we found really helped in our field was sheep. For some reason they love the taste of bramble shoots so will murder them before they make it out of the ground. Unfortunately I don't think that's an option for a garden environment!
The weeding tools that pull plants out by the root are useful, like this:
https://m.sakertool.co.uk/funnel/landing-saker-wee...
You have to keep vigilant over several years.
The thing we found really helped in our field was sheep. For some reason they love the taste of bramble shoots so will murder them before they make it out of the ground. Unfortunately I don't think that's an option for a garden environment!
StoutBench said:
southendpier said:
Had loads when I did a refurb on my house. Dig it out. Annoying and will take several season as it will grow back, quite an amazing plant.
But you have to get every single part of the 'roots' out.
Not an option in afraid, it's coming from the neighbours and a bit of unaccessible no man's land due to the neighbour letting it flourish. But you have to get every single part of the 'roots' out.
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