"Zapp Brannigan" wrote in message
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Dave Painter enlightened the world by saying on 28/08/2003 19:41:

"Zapp Brannigan" wrote in message
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Got some area round the back of the house that been overrun with
brambles. What is the best method of getting rid of them, so they don't
come back?


I cut mine to the ground,
watered with SBK brushwood killer
Then covered with a carpet,
After a couple of months through the winter I dug the dead and rotting
roots
out of a very friable ground.

YMMV

Dave

The area will not be used for planting anythine else there, I was gonna
mix up some caustic soda and give them a "watering". Dunno if this
would work thou...


no use sbk the caustic soda wont kill all the roots the sbk gets into the
root system