"Alan wrote in message after Zapp
Brannigan writes
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?

Cut them off close to the ground. Some new shoots will appear, but they
are easily removed and the root systems will rot away by next spring.
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Quite agree, we had a large old patch next to one of our allotments and that
went when we burnt it away and then simply mowed the area every few weeks
cutting off any shoots that appeared. It's now a nice grassy area with no
sign of a bramble.

--
Bob

www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an Allotment site in
Runnymede fighting for it's existence.