Brambles are the fear of all gardeners. They invade the garden and suffocate your plants very easily. On abandoned land, they can proliferate at an incredible speed. How to eliminate them? This is the question we are answering.
Brambles: these invasive lianas
Brambles are fruit plants that come in the form of lianas. We find a lot of them in the forest, but also in the gardens. Their very rapid growth and sharp thorns are never really appreciated. The presence of brambles on abandoned land has a utility: it acts as a protection for certain species and varieties. They offer help to birds that want to nest.
Precautions and how to get rid of brambles
First, wear long sleeves and gloves to avoid injury.
It is necessary to use a stump cutter.
It is necessary to cut the branches which develop around the brambles.
Once cut low to the ground, they gradually disappear and no longer reproduce.
It is necessary to clear brush regularly, little by little the lawn replaces the brambles.
You can use a scythe to mow them down.
Weedkiller to fight brambles
Take a brush cutter and spray it on the entire plant. You have to be very careful if you have nearby plants that you care about. In this case, use a brush and apply the product to the leaves and stems.
Then dig around the foot to a depth of at least 50 cm. This eliminates all the roots.
Natural weed control of brambles
The easiest and most common is to cut brambles by hand. You take a perfectly sharp pruning shears and cut off the sturdy vines. Then, it is better to pull out the roots in order to avoid any regrowth. It is the most effective technique in hedging, but it is physical work.
The root extractor is a very useful tool, it must be done as soon as they appear and regularly. Turn the soil over first for ease.
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Non-chemical products to overcome brambles
Salt : in a plastic bottle cut to ¾, put ½ liter of very hot water and 30 grams of salt. Cut a bramble and put it in the bottle, stem up. Leave the bottle with the bramble for 6 months, the brambles will no longer settle there.
Nettle infusion : prepare an infusion based on nettles and spray on the brambles.
Potato cooking water : this cooking water, when it is hot, overcomes brambles. Pasta water is also effective.
White vinegar : put the same dose of white vinegar and water and spray on the stems of the brambles. It does not act on the roots which must then be removed.
Angelica manure : used in herbal medicine, it is useful for weeding naturally.
Baking soda : it is placed at the foot of the brambles directly. You can also mix 200 ml of white vinegar with 5 liters of water.
Bleach : it is very effective, but not only on brambles. You can therefore only use it in places where brambles grow and which are far from other plants. We must remain very careful in the use of this very aggressive product.
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