I've had great success with SBK brushwood killer. I prefer to spray in spring when the new leaf has emerged, having left the long stems to give me plenty of leaf to treat. This product will kill anything green it touches and also remain on the ground surface for about six weeks killing any seedlings that emerge. With this in mind I lay the bramble stems on cardboard, placed on the ground, to protect the grass and use boards/more cardboard upright to protect the plants. Choose a day with no wind to cause spray to drift where you don't want it and spray as much leaf and stem as is available on the cardboard. It will take weeks to show signs of having worked but it does kill the roots of the stems it touches.
I used liquid Roundup tree stump and root killer on a big patch of brambles this spring.
I dug out the totally dead base and roots over the weekend.
Application was straightforward, cut the brambles leaving an inch or so above the ground, split the stem, paint on the chemical with a small brush. Pretty much the only chemical I use at all in the garden, but when it comes to brambles and tree stumps, can't see much choice. I used a single application and it wiped the brambles and stumps out completely.
I am going to attempt to print off the advice - daughter has 3 huge ivies that need to be killed and I have stumps that are sprouting not forgetting brambles.
I was sure I would get this info on this forum somewhere - thanks Edd for bumping it
I've just read it too, thank you, brambles are an on going problem. Verdun obviously manages to dig them out before they get big. When they are big and growing under a shrub it's impossible to dig them out.
Thanks Edd.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Here's a couple of photos of the process in action....
i use a bent paper clip to make a hole in the stem first (my pipecleaners are not strong enough to push in on their own)- i made it bright pink so that i could leave it in the stem whilst I go and load my pipecleaner - its then easy to see where you need to head next
Here are a couple with pipecleaners inserted
I got my pipecleaners from a kids craft shop ....hence the kaleidescope of colours.
and here is how the area in my before pic looks today - azaleas half flowering, but with lots of buds left to come
It depends what you sprayed them with. If glyphosate then you won't see much effect for a couple of weeks. If brushwood killer than the brambles will look poorly after a couple of days. You shouldn't need to spray again unless it's obvious it hasn't worked or if the brambles then make new growth.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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I've had great success with SBK brushwood killer. I prefer to spray in spring when the new leaf has emerged, having left the long stems to give me plenty of leaf to treat. This product will kill anything green it touches and also remain on the ground surface for about six weeks killing any seedlings that emerge. With this in mind I lay the bramble stems on cardboard, placed on the ground, to protect the grass and use boards/more cardboard upright to protect the plants. Choose a day with no wind to cause spray to drift where you don't want it and spray as much leaf and stem as is available on the cardboard. It will take weeks to show signs of having worked but it does kill the roots of the stems it touches.
I used liquid Roundup tree stump and root killer on a big patch of brambles this spring.
I dug out the totally dead base and roots over the weekend.
Application was straightforward, cut the brambles leaving an inch or so above the ground, split the stem, paint on the chemical with a small brush. Pretty much the only chemical I use at all in the garden, but when it comes to brambles and tree stumps, can't see much choice. I used a single application and it wiped the brambles and stumps out completely.
This is a much needed thread for me too. Thanks chicky and thank you everyone for the advice
Brambles make me swear as well philippa
Just read this thread.
I am going to attempt to print off the advice - daughter has 3 huge ivies that need to be killed and I have stumps that are sprouting not forgetting brambles.
I was sure I would get this info on this forum somewhere - thanks Edd for bumping it
I've just read it too, thank you, brambles are an on going problem. Verdun obviously manages to dig them out before they get big. When they are big and growing under a shrub it's impossible to dig them out.
Thanks Edd.
Here's a couple of photos of the process in action....
i use a bent paper clip to make a hole in the stem first (my pipecleaners are not strong enough to push in on their own)- i made it bright pink so that i could leave it in the stem whilst I go and load my pipecleaner - its then easy to see where you need to head next
Here are a couple with pipecleaners inserted
I got my pipecleaners from a kids craft shop ....hence the kaleidescope of colours.
and here is how the area in my before pic looks today - azaleas half flowering, but with lots of buds left to come
What a difference some pipe cleaners can make ina year - great
I sprayed all the Brambles last week. How long does it take to take effect and do I need to spray again.
It depends what you sprayed them with. If glyphosate then you won't see much effect for a couple of weeks. If brushwood killer than the brambles will look poorly after a couple of days. You shouldn't need to spray again unless it's obvious it hasn't worked or if the brambles then make new growth.
Thanks for your answer.
I'm trying to kill the brambles off so they will be easy to clear. Should I use both glyphosate (which is the one I used) and brushwood killer.