Our Temporal Battle against Brambles

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Hello dear Hivers ! It's been quite a while since I've had a chance to be active here and I must say I've missed it !

This is the time we've had to spend in the city rather than in the country, and I'd like to take this opportunity to apologize to those who haven't replied in the comments.

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But now the battle is on again, and this time it's against the last clump of brambles ! I'm talking about a time battle because it's a bit like a long-distance race, as these and other plants grow incredibly fast.

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Fortunately, we are able to intervene at just the right time, because autumn and winter slow down their growth, making it easier to prune them and limit regrowth...

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This is one of the areas I set about clearing on a rainy morning...

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Here, all I've got is a simple pair of shears and, of course, a good pair of gloves !

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And here's the result some time later ! One of the things we still have to do is uproot the whole thing and, as there are about 150 to 200 square meters, I have to admit I'm hesitant to call in someone with a power tiller ! It's not a good idea to turn over the soil, but I think that in just a few hours it could be completely uprooted !

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And here, the next day, the last hedge had fallen down ! But don't worry, I've kept a small bush so we'll have blackberries next year !

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This operation is not far from being finished, but we still have to uproot...! And you have to think of it as a sort of conquest: each area planted will be one less to maintain !

But as always, we'll keep you posted ! And I hope you've enjoyed this article and the progress we've made :)

Thank you for taking the time to visit us, and have a good day,

<3

@anttn


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Bonjour chers Hivers ! Comment allez-vous ? Cela fait pas mal de temps que je n'ai pas eu l'occasion d'être actif ici et je dois dire que cela m'a manqué !

Cette période correspond au temps que nous avons dû passer en ville plutôt qu'à la campagne et j'en profite aussi pour m'excuser vis à vis de ceux auxquels je n'ai pas répondu dans les commentaires.

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Mais voilà que la lutte reprend et cette fois, c'est contre le dernier massif de ronces ! Je parle de lutte temporelle car c'est un peu comme une sorte de courses de fond car ces végétaux parmi d'autres poussent incroyablement vite.

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Heureusement et par chance, nous intervenons au bon moment car avec l'automne et l'hiver, leur croissance est ralentie et c'est donc plus simple de tailler tout cela en limitant la repousse...

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Voilà une des zones que je me suis attelé à débroussailler par un bon matin pluvieux...

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Ici, mon seul outil, une cisaille toute simple, accompagnée évidemment d'une bonne paire de gants !

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Et voilà le résultat quelques temps plus tard ! Une des choses qui nous restera à faire, c'est notamment de déraciner tout cela et pour le coup, comme il y a à peu près 150 à 200 mètres carrés, j'avoue que j'hésite à faire appel à une personne munie d'un motoculteur ! Ce n'est pas bien de retourner la terre, mais je pense qu'en quelques heures seulement, cela pourrait être totalement déraciné !

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Et ici, le lendemain, la dernière haie est tombée ! Alors rassurez-vous, j'ai tout de même gardé un petit buisson pour que nous ayons des mûres l'année prochaine !

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Voilà cette opération pas loin d'être terminée, mais il faut encore déraciner..! Et puis il faut voir cela comme une sorte de conquête, chaque zone plantée sera une aire de moins à entretenir !

Mais comme toujours, affaire à suivre..! Et j'espère que vous avez apprécié cet article et les quelques avancées dévoilées :)

Merci pour le temps de votre visite, bonne journée à tous,

<3

@anttn


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Hey, why do you need to get rid of the brambles? Do you not like blackberries? 😅

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Haha, of course we love them, but we also need to find an better equilibrium to plant more diverse vegetables 😅 ! The garden has been neglected for several years and if we don't do something about it, in one or two years it'll all be covered up !

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Yeah they grow pretty fast, you can also just put some big logs on top of the ones you want to take down, saves effort and created good soil on spot;)

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I will probably play like you're suggesting hehe 😅

There is just too much to uproot !

Thanks @fenngen, have a lovely day 😀

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O wow, @anttn - this seems like a very nice clump of relatively easy-to-chop-back brambles! I was just last night getting into the thick of the jungley mass which is in the lower part of Sergio's garden: it is intensely packed with vitalba, bindweed and brambles, parietaria, and some epic-large grasses... I'm cutting around the edges first, if I can, just like along your fence and hedges here; there is SO MUCH more to do, but it feels incredibly satisfying, eh!
Buon lavoro, 😍

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Ah yes, there are times when you just can't get enough of the details ! As you say, you have to go at it like an explorer in the jungle, with a machete ! But it's so satisfying and it's future organic matter, and that's worth its weight in gold !

Have a nice day 😘

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You forgot to translate part of your post into English mate. I love reading your updates about the garden but you are not around much these days, I hope we will see more of you from now on 😅

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You were right 😂 Thank you dear !

I'm back over there so there will be probably more to come !

Have a lovely day @incublus ✌️

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Cleaning wild plants or weeds with simple scissors will take a bit of time & effort, I sometimes use pesticides to help speed things up. But this is certainly not environmentally friendly :)

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Ah, pesticides ! No 😅 haha !

I prefer to go by hand and mechanical method for now !

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Nice garden and beautiful landscapes my friend @anttn I hope you're well, hugs!

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Thank you @dimascastillo90 :))

Yeah, we're doing well, just got back here and Hive and in the country house 😀

How are you doing on your side ?

Take good care dear 😘

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Damn, what a job! My experience of taking out such invasive plants is that a tiller will damage the roots but not remove them and the small pieces will grow again. These need to be taken out carefully by hand, making sure it's all gone. Then you will spend a couple of seasons pulling out germinating seeds

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In fact, I told me the same thing about the tiller afterwards... We will probably just go by hand and with mechanical methods :)

Thank you for your advices here @nikv 😊

Take care and have a lovely day ✌️

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Brambles are just such awful things, and they sometimes seem to grow several meters a day! I had to clear a huge thicket of them as part of our vegetable garden expansion, so I can imagine what you went through.

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Yeah, despite the fact that their fruits are delicious, their growth is maybe too much impressive as you said..!

But we'll overcome... after a lot of work haha !

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Hey @anttn. Hope you are well. Getting the roots out is quite effective too!

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