The leaves have all died off because of the cold weather, so I wanted to start clearing now to be ready for spring!
How to kill wild grape vines and brambles
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There’s a place on my property that’s perfect for an outdoor living space, but It is covered with brambles and grape vines and wisteria. I’ve been pulling and digging them up but they regrow from the smallest root left behind. Is there a better way without using chemical sprays?
It may be hard to see, but the vines cover the ground up to a foot high and are all intertwined.
Without chemicals will be very time consuming.You can use boiling water and salt,or smother the area out with newspapers,cardboard and heavy landscape fabric
Try spraying it with white vinegar.
Hi i had a similar problem with brambles and ivy. I used a spray made up of a gallon of white vinegar, 500grams (half pound) salt and tablespoon of washing up liquid Dawn is good. Spray it on the bramble leaves before the sun gets too hot and let it sit. With the grape vine (same as with the ivy) spray the leaves but also cut a chunk put of any thivk vines or the trunk sprsy liberally and wrap as much as possible in a black bin liner or thick plastic bag. This makes the mixture soak in and really kill them from the roots.
Youll see a difference within the day, just keep sprsying and hacking them back, itll work i promise!
I had the same problem years ago dig them out, get all the roots.
Have you tried a goat? Many goat owners rent out their goats. They are voracious eaters.
Use a portable propane weed burner. Mow it all down, rake it up and do a burn pile. Once that's done, keep up with the new sprouts using the propane weed burner. Make sure it's a size that will work for you, so you don't have to bend over. It's easy to keep up with them if you do it when they're small. Hold the point of the flame on the stem, where it comes out of the ground. Eventually you will kill the root. Some weeds take a long time. Before you mow, I would saturate the area with 20% Vinegar mixed with 1 tablespoon of Dawn dish soap. Not store bought vinegar. That's only 5 to 6% acid. Spray now and again after you mow in the spring. Keep spraying every 2 weeks through the growing season. You've got to kill all those underground roots. Hope you never want to grow anything in that ground. You're sterilizing it. Wear protective gear for eyes and nose and hands, arms and legs. Read all precautions on the 20% Vinegar label.
God Bless
I read this tip but haven't tried it. You have to kill it systemically, so the method was to fill a jar with weed killer and insert a stem into it. Then the plant "drinks" the poison all the way to the root and it will die. I think it mentioned burying the jar down into the soil a bit to keep it in place. Good luck!
This is just the thing! I find this works wonderfully. You have to cut the vine and then brush this on the top of where you cut it. Bonide It will travel down to the roots and kill the plant.