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General => News => Topic started by: MattD on April 05, 2008, 19:42:23

Title: 2 years and I finally cleared the last bramble
Post by: MattD 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.

Title: Re: 2 years and I finally cleared the last bramble
Post by: Sparkly 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!

Title: Re: 2 years and I finally cleared the last bramble
Post by: SMP1704 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??

Title: Re: 2 years and I finally cleared the last bramble
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on April 05, 2008, 23:44:06

Just pull them out as they come. Be ruthless, and they will give up in the end.

Title: Re: 2 years and I finally cleared the last bramble
Post by: saddad on April 06, 2008, 10:10:41

If you listen very carefully you can hear the taproots saying "I'll be back!"
 ;D

Title: Re: 2 years and I finally cleared the last bramble
Post by: lorna on April 06, 2008, 10:53:20

Nice for you to see the results of all your hard work, well done.