yannovitch Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Hello everyone, after much thinking about it, i have decided to get rid of the balckberry bushes on my allotment: they take too much space, and give me too many scratches, when i can just get blackberry picking on a nice countryside walk! but i wouldn't like to use any product of any sort... i like the organic approach... has anyone ever done this before? is there a good way to go about it? or is it just strenuous digging everything out? Thank you very much for any advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 hard graft is the only way I'm afraid with wild brambles treat it the same as couch grass every time a new bit grows dig it out took me 2 or 3 years to get rid of one out of my garden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 yes, digging out is the only was ive got rid of them too. quite painful, but very satisfying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannovitch Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share Posted November 20, 2011 thank you thank you! all done now: chopped up all brambles, rooted out everything i possibly could! and i even made my bon fire on top, so i killed any roots that was left in the soil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Good on you, but... they will re appear I'm afraid, as if by magic. Just keep grubbing out the shoots, and eventually they'll give up. It took us a long while to finally clear them, and I was really sure , every year I'd finished them off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
