This is a 10 acre property
2006-06-28 08:30:19 · 8 answers · asked by redheadgoneagain 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
I have horses and the pasture is getting over run...also Blackberries have very bad thorns...not easy to pick. and I am not a farmer no do I want folks comming to my home picking berries
2006-06-28 08:59:08 · update #1
You can find a very good brushkiller at most of your local hardware stores and it's very effective controlling blackberries, poison ivy, poison oak, etc. Just look closely at the labels and try to find the active ingredient called: TRICLOPYR, and follow the directions.
With 10-acres of blackberries, you might want to consider renting or purchasing a high-pressure sprayer. There are some that can fit on the back of a pickup and holds about 25-gallons of water.
You might also consider calling one of the agricultural supply dealers in your area that sell herbicides/pesticides in larger quantities...since you have such a large area to treat. It would definitely save you some money too! They can also provide you with adequate information to mix the TRICLOPYR with a product that will help aid in the spray mixture so it will adhere to the leaves much better.
Good Luck!
2006-06-28 10:18:38 · answer #1 · answered by jazzmaninca2003 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Where are you located? In Oregon?
Digging them up is gonna be a huge project. Using chemicals is much worse than letting them grow.
I love blackberries. Keep em. Put a sign by your house that reads "pick your own blackberries".
2006-06-28 08:35:52 · answer #2 · answered by someDumbAmerican 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short of digging up the whole pasture there isn't much. Roundup doesn't even kill them. We got infested with them at a house I owned, my mom thought they would be good to line a fence with, and we ended up digging up the whole backyard to get rid of them. Sorry this doesn't help more.
2006-06-28 08:35:21 · answer #3 · answered by banshee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is not how to get rid of them but why would you want to get rid of them. When they come ripe pick them and sell them or allow people to come in and charge them to pick them. They are worth a fortune!!!
2006-06-28 08:36:32 · answer #4 · answered by rhutson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put out a big sign...Free Blackberries...Pick 'em and Take 'em
2006-06-28 08:35:10 · answer #5 · answered by Stratman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put up fliers for a blackberry picking party and let everyone have at them
2006-06-28 08:35:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dig them all up and they will be gone... or just go to yahoo answers
2006-06-28 08:35:48 · answer #7 · answered by need to know basis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
round up for brush
2006-06-28 08:35:38 · answer #8 · answered by aussie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋