what is the easiest way to get rid of 10 ft high brambles from an allotment?

Answer 1

If you want to clear out EVERYTHING in the area,

1. Spray them with a universal herbicide. Let them die out over the period of about 1 week.

2. Wear heavy leather gloves, thick clothes and goggles.

3. Use a power hedge clipper (electric or gas) and cut them off at ground level.

4. If there is enough to warrent the expense, rent a wood chipper and chip the stalks. If no wood chipper, cut the stalks into 2-3 foot lenghts and tie into bundles or place in heavy lawn/leaf bags. Dispose as the town requires or start your own compost pile.

5. Roto-till the ground to break up the roots.

6. Let it sit over the winter and reseed (or whatever you plan) for the spring.

Answer 2

Oh dear, I was going along with Splat till he got to composting the cuttings...... and rototilling the roots. No No No, that would be creating a million "cuttings" that will grow for sure. Even after herbicide.

Best bet would be to use a non selective herbicide - Round Up - and spray area being careful not to spray on a windy day to prevent drift.
Be sure to allow adequate time for it to take effect and reach the roots. You may have to apply more than once.
Once everything has browned and looks pretty dead you can satrt the grunt work of cutting and digging. Short of a bob cat there is no easy way.

Answer 3

A very thick pair of gloves, cut as near to the bottom as you can get after removing brambles onto compost heap dig out the roots. Keep a check that none start to grow again and dig them out if so!! Hope this helps Kathy

Answer 4

Apply 10 foot thick soil ?

A better solution might be to cut them down and dig up as many roots as you can this year. When they return next year either keep pulling them up or burn the tops. Over a couple of years they will get weaker and die totally.

Wear welders gauntlets, they are cheap, protect your lower arms and resist the thorns more than any gardening glove I know. ( about £3)

Answer 5

I know only two ways:
1. Put some leather gloves on, cut them down with a slasher, dig out the roots and burn everything.
2. Get someone to clear them using a JCB digger, thats much easier.

Answer 6

you would be better off hiring a strimmer with a brush cutter on it looks like a circular saw chop down to the ground and when new shoots appear spray with SPK or similar. If you don't like chemicals dig up all roots and pull out any that regrow you missed

Answer 7

Go for the base and work your way up be careful though try and get someone the other side to pull with a rake.

Answer 8

dont know about easy. you can chop em down then dig over the roots though

Answer 9

Carefully, and with lots of protection and thick gloves I would imagine

Answer 10

use a brush cutter then dig up roots