Jhc Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Hi - I would be grateful for any ideas. We have recently cleared away about 20 years growth of brambles from two thirds of an acre, with the help of a mini digger, which was a fantastic help, but mainly took away the top growth rather than the roots. I am carefully digging out all the bramble roots in 2 smallish areas that I want for veg, - the remaining two thirds of an acre I really want as grass, with the occasional fruit trees / shrubs. We are trying to kill the bramble new growth with SBK weed killer (unless anyone knows of anything stronger???) - but what do I do then - I really can't face digging out roots over such a big area. Should I try rotavating it in the autumn and then putting grass seed down?? Or could I just try raking it in the Autumn (it's rock hard at the moment) and then sprinkiling grass seed, relying on cutting the bramble tops off when we mow??? I am sure this is a common problem with neglected properties and land and I would love to know what others did.Many thanks. Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pucette<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Pucette<FONT><P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">"Qui ne connaît pas la campagne lhiver, ne connaît pas la campagne et ne connaît pas Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Yes, regular mowing gets rid of brambles and most everything; make sure you dig them out for a good metre around the fruit trees though and ideally mulch that area to keep it weedfree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redredwine Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 Friends of ours had same problem went to the Marie who organised a local farmer to come and plough the field and reseed,cost them a bottle of Pinou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Em Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 LAST EDITED ON 28-Jul-04 AT 08:37 PM (BST)We "reclaimed" a largish area early this year.Some of this land has been well dug (we also put in a pool) and we covered with a small amount of top soil from an adjoining field.Having seeded just before Easter, we now have a dense lawn, but much of the greenery is weed !I think if we had the time over again, I would pay more attention to weed killing beforehand. However, it does still look great as long as we mow a couple of times a week and I am hopeful the blasted things will eventually give up.Em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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