How do I get rid of wild raspberry bushes that have taken over parts of my yard?

Question

Is there a way to kill them? I've dug them up, and they come back thicker & fuller! Arrrr!

Answer 1

Try a product called Brushmaster. It is a selective weed control and wont harm grass either. As a matter of fact , you can use it to kill lawn weeds too.

The combination of control products is ideal for brushy and viney growth. This same combination is a great spring and fall lawn weed control , without killing the grass around it.

read this for some other weed management tips

http://doyourownlawncare.wordpress.com/2007/01/09/manage-your-weeds-the-professional-way/

It contains information regarding mostly lawn weeds, but there is some other information in there that is helpful in dealing with any weeds. It also talks about non-selective weed controls like Round -up.

The only thing that will affect the control right now, is the plants growing cycle. If the plant (or any plant really) is in a dormant stage and not growing, any weed control will be limited. If it is actively growing right now where you live, Brushmaster will work great.

You can also use Products like Round up, but make sure it isnt the lower concentrate product you might by in a retail location. These pre mixed products tend not to have enough active ingredient in it to do the job effectively. Also be very careful if their is any palnts or grass around it. Dont allow the spray of Round -up to drift toward other desirable plants. With Brushmaster, you wont need to worry as much, but still try not to spray in the wind.

One more tip for this bush or any overgrowth in the future.

Most people tend to do weed control backwards and thus get frustrated. Heres why:

Folks will cut down brush or use a weed wacker to chop it down. Then after that, they will spray a product on the stub that is left.
The problem is that there is not any leaf or plant surface to spray any product on and its pointless.

The way to attack any weeds and brush is this.

No matter what product or weed your spraying, Spray it while it is growing and has leaves to take in the weed control. Wait a week, and then chop down the dead stuff. Some things you may need to spray one more time before cutting it down, but this will work so much better.

You need the plant to take the weed control in, then translocate the product toward the roots. This takes time, and if you cut immediately after spraying, the roots, rhyzomes etc , will sprout much more new growth soon.

A little patience, the right product, and the right time is the secret to any weed and brush control.

Answer 2

Wild Raspberry Bush

Answer 3

Do not dig up roots. It is very time consuming and you may be worsening the problem. Do not spray either. Get some Brush-B-Gone or Brush Killer at the home improvement store or garden center. Get some good thick rubber gloves (like neoprene) to wear as you work. You do not want the stuff on your bare skin. Do not dilute the Brush Killer. Put it straight into a clean bottle with a pointy top, like you might use for sewing machine oil. Cut the raspberry (they are probably actually blackberry) stems near ground level, one by one, applying a drop or two of the Brush Killer on each cut stem. Make sure the whole cut gets wet. The herbicide will trans-locate down through the stem and kill the roots. Cut off every stem you see and treat the cut like this. Do not store any chemical in your pointy bottle. Pour it back into the properly labeled child-proof bottle. After a few weeks any survivors will peek back up through the soil. Cut. Treat. Repeat.

Answer 4

You will have to persist. Chemicals won't work and shouldn't be used anyhow. You have to dig them up. Dig around the base of the plant and follow the root. Pull up as much of the root as you can. Do not leave this root anywhere as it will grown again just by laying on the surface. Burn the root and the bush. If the root breaks off, a new plant will come up but just persist in digging up the root and eventually you will win. I had a whole patch of these things to remove but I have succeeded. The secret is in getting the root. Also, if the root breaks off, you can pour boiling salt water over the exposed part that is left. This will discourage regrowth.

Answer 5

Some raspberry have underground runners, so just pulling up plants can be rough. Cut canes back, then spray all new growth with Roundup. Repeat spray if new sprouts emerge.

Be careful of wind drift of spray and don't spray any plant you want to keep. Follow instructions on label carefully.

Answer 6

Try Round- Up. I know it took care of wild blackberry bushes we had. I don't like to use chemicals but nothing else worked. It took a few tries.

Answer 7

Clip them off and then spray them with roundup. Roundup kills the roots so you shouldn't get anymore comming up......just incase I would watch the location for any tiny sprout and I'd hit it with round up right away.

Answer 8

you probable have some small caterpillar chewing your leaves and making them lace-like. even nevertheless, something you utilize to spray to kill them will additionally kill the ladybugs, that are valuable bugs. They eat aphids, thrips, mealybugs, and so on., so which you do no longer desire to kill them. we particularly sell them and that they fly (pardon the pun) out of the shop. youngsters love them merely fot their visual attraction. the only complicated area is to maintain them on your homestead, yet as long as you have food for them (bugs), they could desire to stick around. good success and that i'm hoping this facilitates.

Answer 9

Yes you have to pull them up - but once the bases / trunks are exposed you have to put a heavy killer on them.

Answer 10

I agree with juncogirl. I did it that way as well.