Bramble city

[rlc]

Is there an efficient way to clear an area which is overgrown with the brambles? The area covers ~700m^2 and is totally overgrown, some of them are 40mm dia. I want to clear it, level it off and landscape it eventually but I see thats some time off!. Is there a bit of kit I can hire to make life easier, stuff to apply to help the process of clearance? I did think of a mini digger with a snowplough on the front but that may just be daft!

Thanks

 

[breezer]

if its that big why not g the whole hog and get a full sized jcb

 

[Thermo]

brambles look a nightmare as they cover a lot of ground. Use a horticultural grade of systemic weedkiller. It will take several applications at this time of year to get the things to die off. Once it starts to take effect a brush cutter will clear it very quickly. The roots are a nightmare, they look like an extra from aliens. They dont go that deep. A decent rotovator like a camon or howard gem will turn over the soil and let you pick the big buggers off.

one bonus the soil will be pretty good!

 

[rlc]

Thermo: great suggestions - will go that route and hopefully will get through the lot quickly. Is that "systemic weedkiller" harmful to animals as we have some dogs?

Breezer: I like the suggestion but as we only just moved in I think the sight of me driving up the drive in a jcb would give the missus cardiac arrest

 

[Thermo]

shouldnt be, most are designed not to, but be careful with which ones you use. dont get the pants watered down stuff in garden centres. go to a proper horticultural supplier

 

[rlc]

nice one - thanks