How do I get rid of the picker bushes?
by Debra Kent
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I don't know how to get rid of the picker plant weeds that have an underground root system. They're all throughout my vegetable garden and part of the lawn. They're choking the pants out and hurting my dog's paws. What can I use to get rid of them without killing the surrounding lawn and plants?
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What are picker bushes
Do you mean bramble bushes?
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Sand spurs?
I would be careful and use diesel in a sprayer just spray the top and the plant will absorb it and die it is what I use to kill all stickers, trees and plants that I don't want coming back.
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Not sure what you are asking about are you sure that is what it is called?
Could you post a picture so we can see what you are seeing?
You will need to dig them up and get rid of the roots.
Hello Debra: Those things are awful :( What you can use is a weed killer. If you pick the pickers (the best way is to go right to the stem where it comes out of the ground, no picky stuff there!) and they break off, you can pour, or inject the weed killer right into the core that's still on the ground. It may take some time, but this works for me. Good luck and poor puppies :(
Cut back the branches systematically, working your way from the top to the base. Dispose of the trimmed branches on a tarp or in trash bags. Once you've pruned the pricker bush, use a pruning saw or a shovel to dig around the root system. Loosen the soil and gently pry the bush from the ground. Dig out the roots but Before removing the prinker bushes, and spiky plants you should put on a long-sleeve shirt and long pants made of thick materials to avoid your skin being ripped up.
You also wear heavy-duty work gloves and boots to protect yourself from being pricked by thorns, and prickly plants.
Start pulling up the bush by pushing the shovel under the bush’s root system. With the spade, you might need to cut through more difficult roots. If the roots are too deep in the earth, you can pull them up with a shovel.
Pry until you can remove the entire bush from the ground. Pricker bushes cannot grow in loose, dry soil. So you should add bare dirt to the bush hole, which will make the bushes die off in 1 to 2 weeks.