My last two houses had half an acre each and whilst the last one had been
cared for and cultivated, the first one was head high in brambles etc, with
the 'etc' being all sorts of things. The following ....

http://www.oldlawnmowerclub.co.uk/mo...76-atcorot.htm

demolished anything in site. Could you use such a thing and go over the
ground as soon as anything living pops its head up? The first house's land
ended up with grass and horses grazing :-))

Mike

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"hellomabel" wrote in message
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Please forgive me raising this thorny topic again - there was a recent
discussion on ways to deal with bracken which descended into verbal
fisticuffs and name-calling. Unfortunately, as someone with a bracken
problem, I didn't get a clear sense of what people were recommending and
why. So I'll try again...

I want to find out the best way to tackle my 1/4 acre patch of bracken
(which hasn't started showing yet). So far as I can see, I have three
options:

1. Leave the bracken to act as a mulch/weed suppressant, and remove it
in small areas only as and when I actually want to plant something.

2. Spray the bracken with Asulox/Asulam or get a professional in to do
so.

3. Pull up the stalks by hand. (Access is very difficult for rotavators
or machinery of any kind.)

Can someone give me simple pros and cons for each option? I'm after
knowledge here, not shouting matches.

Thanks.




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hellomabel