Author Topic: 2 years and I finally cleared the last bramble  (Read 1999 times)

MattD

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2 years and I finally cleared the last bramble
« on: April 05, 2008, 19:42:23 »
OK, I know they're probably lurking just below the surface ready to spring into view as soon as we have three warm days in a row, but today for the first time I was able to look down the length of my plot and see no brambles.

2 years of scratched arms, thorny splinters and the like is now over.   I've now got about 1/2 under cultivation, I'll break the ground on another 1/4 this year and the final 1/4 I'll break next winter.

Hooray.

Sparkly

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Re: 2 years and I finally cleared the last bramble
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2008, 19:43:25 »
Well done! We took on a bramble infested plot last year and can't wait to get to that stage!

SMP1704

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Re: 2 years and I finally cleared the last bramble
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2008, 20:54:03 »
Yay!  Well done you.  It's true some shoots will pop up, but they are soooo much easier to deal with.

Any piccies??

Robert_Brenchley

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Re: 2 years and I finally cleared the last bramble
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2008, 23:44:06 »
Just pull them out as they come. Be ruthless, and they will give up in the end.

saddad

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Re: 2 years and I finally cleared the last bramble
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2008, 10:10:41 »
If you listen very carefully you can hear the taproots saying "I'll be back!"
 ;D

lorna

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Re: 2 years and I finally cleared the last bramble
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2008, 10:53:20 »
Nice for you to see the results of all your hard work, well done.

 

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