How can i get rid of those black berry bushes for ever
I have had a problem with these black berry bushes for a very long time i cut them every year and then they grow back.
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Blackberries, raspberries, & the like are brambles. One plant sends up tons of new "canes" every year; those canes closest to the ground become runners, dropping roots & sending up new canes the following year. Given enough time, a bramble will grow to fill all of the space within a boundary & that boundary had better be at least 7" deep if you don't want it to just burrow under.
The long and short of it, create a barrier that goes deep at least a foot past where the bramble had previously grown. You want to stop the runners from getting any further. Then till the effected area, pulling out any plant matter that comes up. Then till again. And again. If you don't get below the deepest roots, it will come back. If you don't remove every scrap of cane or root, it will come back.
If possible, set up a fire ring & burn all that plant matter. Rake up the ashes, & relight anything that looks remotely viable. If you can avoid the use of acelerants, the ash can actually be good fertilizer for whatever you plant next.
You may wonder why I am recommending a literal scorched earth solution. Brambles are among the hardiest plants on Earth. You use a clean fire (no accelerants, just ordinary kindling like drier lint or newsprint) & you can bring back the land in a season, maybe 2. You use an herbicide strong enough for the job & nothing will grow again for years.
You can dig them up, mow them or spray them. This site goes into more detail on each.
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/eradicate-blackberry-bushes-32253.html
Hi Dean. I'm Cindy. By cutting the blackberry bushes every year, what you are actually doing is pruning them. I'm not surprised to hear that they come back every year. To kill the bushes completely, you could use salt. Sprinkle the salt around the base of each bush. Then pour water on top of the salt. The extra water will help the roots receive the salt quicker. fyi, you won't be able to grow anything in the area that you put the salt in.
First I cut the brambles down and then use a syringe filled with salt water to inject into the stem of the bramble. This is time consuming, but the salt water goes directly to the root. These plants are so invasive! It amazes me to see them year after year all bagged up in a cardboard sleeve in lots of stores.
Hello Dean,
You have to cut them very low and then dig them up entirely! It will be worth the effort in the end as I can attest myself!
Here's a post that might help - https://homeguides.sfgate.com/eradicate-blackberry-bushes-32253.html
Blackberry bushes are difficult to get rid of. You must dig deep and remove all the roots. Since they are invasive, you may need to do this for a few years to get rid of all of them.
Hello. Aggressive invasive plants and shrubs need repeated attacks until you can get every piece and root out. It is a war you can win with persistence.
They probably send out runners and cutting won't stop them from coming back. You need to dig out the area and remove all the runners.
Unfortunately you will have to dig them up unless you want to use a very strong herbicide that will basically kill your soil as well.