"Peter & Jeanne" wrote in message
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"'Mike'" wrote in message ...

I had the same situation with a half acre field/plot attached to a house I
bought in Leicester. No access for anything bigger than the side path to
the house. I cut down the bramble with a Rip Hook then went over it with
one of these whenever anything grew.

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

Within two years I was grazing ponies on the land.

I then bought one of the houses backing up to the land which had a large
side garden, got planning permission to put a road in and build on it. Now
two blocks of flats :-)

No more Bramble problems :-)

Mike


With half an acre, I think I would have chosen the ride-on version !!

Pete
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Too rough, too much rubbish and brick ends and old iron to clear in the
first instance. Took me ages to get any area started and then on that bit
cleared I grew veg. Something I did do once it was reasonably 'level' was
plant potatoes on the surface in a compost and under strips of black
polythene, that sorted the weeds out!!! Far too many spuds for our family, I
gave them to all the neighbours :-)

Mike

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