Mark78 garden project

I've struggled with a bramble in my garden and I finally resorted to a systemic weedkiller.

They root into the earth's core.

 

We had masses of brambles but I just keep knocking the tops off with a hoe-like tool and I'm managing to keep on top of it. I do it about every 4 weeks and the job is getting easier as the brambles are getting weaker.
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to this in 1 year [/img]

 

wow! That's some before and after!

 

Well done Celia, what a cracking lawn.

 

Well done Celia. youv'e worked Hard, its Lovely really lovely...

 

Wow that is amazing and it only took a year you say. I now have much hope in my project. My machette arrived today and its a nasty looking weapon which gives me even more hope of destroying the brambles. It really is a scary piece of kit ive never used anything like it before.

 

Oooo be carefull Mark :eek:

 

Yes, they will. You probably need Pro Gard to answer this properly.The temptation would be to clear a small area for the kids near the house. Cut everything to ground level, have your bonfire, then as the stuff grows back use S.B.K. on it. However I wouldn't use that product, as a spray, when there are women or children in the area, might be better to use a watering-can when everyone has gone out for the day. Good luck

 

Mark how wonderful of Celia to post that amazing transformation picture for you, I bet it gets your blood pumping knowing what you might be able to achieve in just a short time.

Don't rush things though take one step at a time as the guys have said, having ten days off at a time from work will more than help with your project.

I'm sure a little bit of the might encourage your neighbours to give you a helping hand or two although I'm not too sure that they will be ready to brave the outdoors if it's freezing out....it might have to be a tot or two of whiskey for that!

Good luck and keep us posted with your progress.
Helen.xxx.

 

Thanks everyone for the compliments but I can't take all the credit in laws did most of the donkey work (both in their 70s!) and hubby cut the grass with his ride on which keeps the brambles down. Just take it slowly, we began at the house end and reached the top of the garden some months later; burning as we went. I've kept some brambles at the top to attract butterflies etc.

 

A machete will take forever. For brambels or waist high vegataion a Petrol hedge trimmer or chainsaw with an old chain is the quickest method. A brush cutter is not so good as it only cuts rather than mashing the waste and you get slowed down by cut stuff.


I would cut the brambles buring up the waste then tackle the roots with a pickaxe or matock. Anything that emerges in the spring spray with round up or dig up. When dried onto vegation roundup is safe for children and pets.

A few pictures of clerance jobs ive recently done, the first job was done in 6 hours.

The second took 3 days grub out snow berry hedge, remove rubbish and clear ground, cut back apple tree, clear fence line, fork and rake ground in prep for seeding in spring and finnaly not pictured prune shrubs in top garden, take down tree and take down chain link fence.


http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff163/paul1f/?action=view&current=IMG_1014.jpg

 

Told you that P.G. would know. P.G., why not S.B.K. :confused: I'd like to know, because that is my poison of choice for broad-leaved weeds

 

Pro gard it's amazing what you can do with a chainsaw but also a little scary! :eek:
Helen.xxx.

 

Top jobs PG.....
What a grafter you are.

 

Cajary, Nowt wrong with SBK but its more expensive than roundup and not available from the chemical suplier I use. Also a change in chemical means washing out my sprayer!

For a general clerance jobs and most weedkilling work I use a non selective like round up. Works out very economic at �£25 for 5 litres and 200ml- 10 litres water.

As a selective spray for brambles and docks then I use Blaster (from ALS) �£37 per litre with 60ml per 10 litres I suspect the AI is the same as SBK.