cut it all back now, lay some cardboard down to cover the area and plastic tarp over the top
Old-Law-7395
Goats?
Own-Formal-5031
I had the same problem. Neighbours not looking after theirs. So I cut up all the twigs and branches first. Then when only the rooted bits were left, went in with a shovel fork etc . Dug up really deep all the root system and burned the whole thing down. That was that. Just a couple stragglers may start again, uproot them immediately. The neighbor did not even bat an eyelid.
CurrentWrong4363
A pair of leather gardening gloves and a pair of ratcheting shears. Spend an hour cutting it into little bits and trampling them into the ground. If you do this every few months the plants will die back.
You can also buy roll on style weed killer that is great for targeting certain plants without spraying everywhere.
1Randomnameherenow
Just cut it back quickly, lay something that blocks the light- eg cardboard layers on top and should have died back by next year. And just keep cutting any stragglers that appear on side
Bubbly-Disk9864
our back alley looked exactly the same a month ago and I’ve been going out there and tackling it. best advice I received as someone else has said below is long leather gloves, and some ratchet choppers. also consider eye protection.
AverageCheap4990
Have you got any old carpet or something similar. Cut out the light and it should all die back.
RainbowWarrior73
Use a heavy duty strimmer, gone in a matter of minutes.
DoubleAlert6702
Do you know what the tee at the back is? Could be a sumac but it also could be a tree of heaven which is similar to knotweed in how it can damage homes. Needs specialist removal with chemicals to truly get rid of it. Can’t tell which one it is from this distance but worth confirming before trying to cut it down (it will come back stronger if it is a toh)
Mjukplister
Welly boots , strong gloves , strong carrier bag and two strong cutters . I have one for leaves and one for branches .
ThrowawayCult-ure
is this your land? consider this is habitat for stuff, even if it looks scruffy.
grubbygromit
Persistence
Sasspishus
I’d recommend a brushcutter (a strimmer with a metal blade) if you’ve got one, or can rent/borrow one. It’ll get through that in seconds, just bring it down from the top though, don’t go in from the bottom. Once you’ve removed the bulk you can dig out the roots
PlatformSavings4296
Spray with glysophate, leave few weeks, pull up what you can, cover the rest with cardboard, deal with what’s left in spring!
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cut it all back now, lay some cardboard down to cover the area and plastic tarp over the top
Goats?
I had the same problem. Neighbours not looking after theirs. So I cut up all the twigs and branches first. Then when only the rooted bits were left, went in with a shovel fork etc . Dug up really deep all the root system and burned the whole thing down. That was that. Just a couple stragglers may start again, uproot them immediately. The neighbor did not even bat an eyelid.
A pair of leather gardening gloves and a pair of ratcheting shears. Spend an hour cutting it into little bits and trampling them into the ground. If you do this every few months the plants will die back.
You can also buy roll on style weed killer that is great for targeting certain plants without spraying everywhere.
Just cut it back quickly, lay something that blocks the light- eg cardboard layers on top and should have died back by next year. And just keep cutting any stragglers that appear on side
our back alley looked exactly the same a month ago and I’ve been going out there and tackling it. best advice I received as someone else has said below is long leather gloves, and some ratchet choppers. also consider eye protection.
Have you got any old carpet or something similar. Cut out the light and it should all die back.
Use a heavy duty strimmer, gone in a matter of minutes.
Do you know what the tee at the back is? Could be a sumac but it also could be a tree of heaven which is similar to knotweed in how it can damage homes. Needs specialist removal with chemicals to truly get rid of it. Can’t tell which one it is from this distance but worth confirming before trying to cut it down (it will come back stronger if it is a toh)
Welly boots , strong gloves , strong carrier bag and two strong cutters . I have one for leaves and one for branches .
is this your land? consider this is habitat for stuff, even if it looks scruffy.
Persistence
I’d recommend a brushcutter (a strimmer with a metal blade) if you’ve got one, or can rent/borrow one. It’ll get through that in seconds, just bring it down from the top though, don’t go in from the bottom. Once you’ve removed the bulk you can dig out the roots
Spray with glysophate, leave few weeks, pull up what you can, cover the rest with cardboard, deal with what’s left in spring!