Mark Baigent wrote in
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Hi all

Absolute novice here.

At the tender age of 50yrs I finally decided to try gardening and do
something with my garden.

My garden is 150ft long by 22ft wide. About 40ft of the end of my garden
is brambles and stinging nettles. 18 years ago I promised my wife that I
would sort it out.

Today I started (must not rush things) by using a borrowed hedge trimmer
to cut all the jungle down to earth level, I need to level a mound of
earth to make a sitting area under a big oak tree. I guess that I will
turf it as well.

But do I need to do anything to stop all the nettles, brambles etc
coming back up?

To be honest it looks like a huge task which has held me back from
starting before.

All the best
Mark





You have to stop using the trimmer straight away and use glyphosate to kill
them. It might take a few attempts to get rid and I don't think it will be
this year you will be able to do anything else with the plot.
The ones you have already trimmed to ground level need to grow again so
that you can poison them too!

Try the link below.

http://www.pan-uk.org/pestnews/Actives/glyphosa.htm

Glyphosate can only work when foliage is present but is the best weedkiller
known to mankind.

In summary, spray-die-then they grow again -spray-die etc. until the
nettles and brambles vanish. You will always get new weeds growing but
hopefully no nettles and brambles.
Either that or you get the fork and spade out!

Happy weeding
Baz