I have found that japanese kama sickle with dented blade is a great tool for removing brambles insides hedges. It gives more reach than snipers, requires less accuracy and can dig and cut roots
I am currently in the middle of clearing my bramble nightmare from my garden of about 100 square meters. I went in with a brush cutter and scythe to get down to ground level and I am now in the process of removing the couple of hundred root clumps by hand.
I have found that if you pull on the early branches they pull away from the older plant and that can help weaken the plant as not always easy to dig up the roots when you have other things growing that you want to keep. Thanks for this video, much appreciated.
Depending on where the roots are, you could try a kettle of boiling water straight down on them. I’ve found that works. But obviously not suitable if the roots are entwined with a plant you want to keep.
When I had a large bramble plant growing for many years, I was unable to dig the roots up due to a brick wall over the top, so I cut the bramble right down to about 2 or 3 inches above the ground, then drilled into the root I couldn't dig and put Cooper Sulphate Pentahydrate or just cooper sulphate into the hole I drilled and this killed the root. I did this in the summer and by the next summer the root was dead. I have noticed I do have a small bramble growing this next summer about 2 feet away from the original root. This substance was advised by a tree surgeon for the roots of trees and so far it has worked with the tree seedlings growing my the house foundations. Hope this is of some help to you and others reading these comments.
Don't spray! Keep your integrity! I have brambles all over my property and cut them back each year. The truth is they die back in winter and it's easier to clear them out then. Brambles and maple tree saplings are the bane of my existence apart from the slugs. I just keep clipping them back and it seems to work fine. Only downside is you have to keep doing it, but hey, what else have we got to do? 😂
I have found that japanese kama sickle with dented blade is a great tool for removing brambles insides hedges. It gives more reach than snipers, requires less accuracy and can dig and cut roots
Thank you. I'll have a look at that tool. Mark
Fantastic guide on removing brambles organically! Loved the clear instructions and eco-friendly tips. My garden will thank you!
I am currently in the middle of clearing my bramble nightmare from my garden of about 100 square meters. I went in with a brush cutter and scythe to get down to ground level and I am now in the process of removing the couple of hundred root clumps by hand.
Gosh. I don't envy you. I feel much happier about my small patch now. Good luck. Mark
I have found that if you pull on the early branches they pull away from the older plant and that can help weaken the plant as not always easy to dig up the roots when you have other things growing that you want to keep. Thanks for this video, much appreciated.
Thanks for the extra useful information. Mark
Depending on where the roots are, you could try a kettle of boiling water straight down on them. I’ve found that works. But obviously not suitable if the roots are entwined with a plant you want to keep.
Soooo invasive!
I had some growing and they were that thick I couldn't even cut through it with the Felco number 2 secateurs.
I'd be interested in an organic herbicide. I have about 500 plants to sort....
When I had a large bramble plant growing for many years, I was unable to dig the roots up due to a brick wall over the top, so I cut the bramble right down to about 2 or 3 inches above the ground, then drilled into the root I couldn't dig and put Cooper Sulphate Pentahydrate or just cooper sulphate into the hole I drilled and this killed the root. I did this in the summer and by the next summer the root was dead. I have noticed I do have a small bramble growing this next summer about 2 feet away from the original root. This substance was advised by a tree surgeon for the roots of trees and so far it has worked with the tree seedlings growing my the house foundations. Hope this is of some help to you and others reading these comments.
Don't spray! Keep your integrity! I have brambles all over my property and cut them back each year. The truth is they die back in winter and it's easier to clear them out then. Brambles and maple tree saplings are the bane of my existence apart from the slugs. I just keep clipping them back and it seems to work fine. Only downside is you have to keep doing it, but hey, what else have we got to do? 😂
Its not going two dy unfortunately but keep trying but the roots will get bigger and bigger