Bramble problem

I have bramble growing from under a hedge and in a rockery I need to get rid of. Anybody know the best herbicide to use? Tried roundup but did not work very well. I have cut it all back as far as possible, and when it starts to regrow I need to apply something that will killthe roots as well as the top growth.

 

Try SBK brushwood killer.

 

flowerpotty.

I asked the same question back in May this year as I was suffering with brambles.

http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=14086

I sprayed the growing tips with Round-Up and covered them with polythene bags to protect them from the elements. It was a continual process of reapplying whenever I saw new shoots but I'm happy to say that things are well under control and i've only two small sprouts left.

I think it's still going to be an ongoing battle but i'm glad to say it's one that i'm finally winning.

Ant.

 

Trace it back to the roots and dig/pull it out... as long as you get the main growing points out , it won't come back.

 

I'd go with the SBK. Not sure it will be effective at this time of the year. Keep an eye on it and spray it in the Spring when it really starts growing

 

SBK, but try and dig out some of the roots if poss, a pick axe is the best tool for this.

 

I have this problem but it is rooted in my neighbours garden. When it starts showing its ugly head in spring I just keep on spraying it with round up. It dosnt get rid of it but keeps it under control. 02

 

Sods Law! I use it to secure my garden perimeter and encourage wildlife. I have been training it now for about 3 yrs and it is nothing like as vigorous, yet as soon as the aim is it`s removal it grows like the clappers!

 

Talk to your neighbour... if you went round spraying my plants with round-up, I'd be cross. one man's bramble is another man's blackberry!

 

you`re right there Quercus.

 

Unless you're prepared to keep playing games with it, the best way is to dig it out.

Before I started on my garden, it was in a hell of a mess full with the things. The following year I had more to dig out. All has gone now.

 

If my neighbours Weeds/Brambles grew into my garden, you bet your life id spray with roundup, and I wouldn't ask for permission first :D

 

Totally agree, Dee.:thumb:

 

Is poisoning a neighbours plants legal? I know you can do something-or rather force the offending neighbour to repair or financial compensate if anything they grow is causing damage, but wouldn`t posioning be criminal damage?

You can do whatever you like within your own boundaries I think.