Brambles

[windfall]

Hi All,

 

I have an encroaching bramble problem round the side of one of my fields, which is where i want to put pallets down and stack vented log bags.

 

Does anyone know of a product that i can spray on the buggers to kill them.. or any other suggestions to banish them.

 

Ideally i do not want to kill the grass.

 

Ideas welcome.

[tractorboy1]

Regular cutting will get rid of them

[Matthew Arnold]

How high are the brambles? And if ya want to spray them without killing the grass. Grazon 90 would be your best bet.

[Len Brennan]

Timbrel is good for killing broadleaves and leaving the grass. Or cut them right back to ground level and spot spray the regrowth with Roundup.

[nepia]

This may sound daft but close examination may reveal a small number of large plants that can be pulled/dug out manually. I cleared a patch last year about a quarter the size of a tennis court and it took me a couple of hours.

[RobArb]

bash em with the 66 and 3' bar a few times:thumbup:

[windfall]

They are about 4 foot high, some as thick as my thumb.

 

The grass is low at the moment so my solution was to cut them back with my hedge trimmer, pull the cut stems out, then spray the root systems with something. Digging them out is more effort than i am prepared to spend.

[windfall]

bash em with the 66 and 3' bar a few times:thumbup:

 

I only have a 30inch bar on my ms660 but might give it a go

[greengrafter]

They are about 4 foot high, some as thick as my thumb.

 

The grass is low at the moment so my solution was to cut them back with my hedge trimmer, pull the cut stems out, then spray the root systems with something. Digging them out is more effort than i am prepared to spend.

 

As Rangermatt said.

 

I'd just spray them with grazon 90... theres no need to cut them first and you'll get prickled less:thumbup:

[Matthew Arnold]

As Rangermatt said.

 

I'd just spray them with grazon 90... theres no need to cut them first and you'll get prickled less:thumbup:

 

And there might be nesting birds in 4 ft high brambles. If they are open (i.e. no leaves) then bash em out. If they are in full leaf then i would wait till late sept then knock em out.