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Killing of overgrown shrubs
coluka
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I live next to a field where over the years a neighbour has thrown his garden compost etc. Over time weeds and some shrubs have rooted and are becoming a nuisance.
Environmental Health have been unable to trace who the landowner is and have suggested I cut it down. However it is very thick and prickly. Is there a suitable weedkiller or substance that will kill off the plant stalks in winter (no leaves) that wont be affected by wet weather?
Any help would be greatly appreciated
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Weedkiller will only be absorbed when a plant has leaves that are growing ... you'll have to wait until whatever it is is in active growth - mid to late spring ... then something like SBK brushwood killer would sound suitable, applied according to the instructions on the pack.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
You say these 'shrubs are prickly' -Have you identified them? From a field I would suggest that they are sloes. If possible let them grow on and benefit from the fruit to make Sloe Gin and for the benefit of wildlife. Sloes are easily pruned, but beware of the thorns, as a gash from one nearly always turns septic. If there is lifestock in the field I would certainly avoid Weed or Brushwood Killer as it can be absorbed into nearby herbage and poison stock when ingested.