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Old 15-08-2008, 09:52 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Nick Maclaren Nick Maclaren is offline
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Default Invasive raspberries


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Amethyst Deceiver writes:
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| My raspberry canes are in the border of the garden and are starting to
| send suckers out into the very small "lawn". I've got a similar problem
| with blackberries. I'm happy to zap the brambles with weed-killer, but
| if I do the same with the raspberries is this going to affect the main
| canes? What's the best way to deal with the volunteers if not
| glyphosate?

Why not just mow them? The individual canes won't get big enough to be
a problem in between lawn mowings.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.