Bramble and bracken

[Stereo]

I think you should just let it go. Nature will sort it for you.

[pgkevet]

I think you should just let it go. Nature will sort it for you.

 

I'm sure she would..but I bought the land to be able to walk through it and enjoy her too. At least some pathways....

[Stereo]

Go hack them then. I think the long hook is your best bet. I feel your pain, I honestly do as we are blighted by it. Everything I read from experienced woodsmen tells me it's part of the process but I know what you mean.

 

Eventually the trees will shade out the brambles but who knows when that is.

 

Probably the best you can do is cut rides every year to walk through. Kepp you fit I guess.

[corylus]

I'm sure she would..but I bought the land to be able to walk through it and enjoy her too. At least some pathways....

 

Pick your pathway through, identify the large local bramble rootstocks, chop-em then do a spot application of amonium sulphamate:confused1:

[muldonach]

Pick your pathway through, identify the large local bramble rootstocks, chop-em then do a spot application of amonium sulphamate:confused1:

 

Is Sulphate of Ammonia not a straight nitrogen fertiliser? I seem to recall reading somewhere that applying round-up at a higher than normal concentration is effective on briars but obviously you need to force or chop a pathway first before you can walk along with the sprayer. Still once you opened a pathway it would keep things open. We had a similar problem but regular use of the tractor and now a once a month pass with a quad mower keeps things clear and we have nothing like the slope you have.

 

Don't even think about goats unless you have a good rifle

 

Pigs would do the job I believe but would clear everything else as well - and probably do that first! I assume you have fences?

 

If you put sheep in they will not leave a bramble leaf they can reach - they love 'em - but you would need to wait till after they are sheared before you put them in.

 

Get yourself a hook and work away at it a little and often

 

Cheers

mac

[corylus]

Ammonium sulphamate breaks down to ammonium sulphate/sulphate of ammonia which is inded a fert.

[GardenKit]

A local chap developed this for bracken control

 

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