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Gray blackberry is a wild form of culture that has a high level of viability. The shrub grows rapidly, develops a new territory and suppresses the growth of neighboring plants. If measures are not taken to destroy it, then soon dense thickets appear on the plot. But it is not so easy to bring out a blue blackberry, because it is able to recover from a small piece of a shoot or root process in moist soil. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct a complex struggle using different methods.
The effectiveness of the actions taken directly depends on the strict observance of all stages of the procedure.
Required Tools
Before you start cleaning the area from the gray blackberry, you need to prepare tools and materials that will help simplify the task.
Among them:
- pitchfork, shovel, cultivator;
- manual or motokosa;
- secateurs, garden shears;
- black spandbond or high density film;
- herbicide.
In some cases, other materials may be needed, such as tree bark, mulch, stones.
How to grow blackberries in the garden
There are several main ways to deal with blackberry gray on the site. With a small number of shoots, you can select any of them and perform actions sequentially. But with the mass growth of the shrub, it is necessary to combine several methods in order to achieve the desired result.
Application of chemicals
The easiest way to remove blackberry sizoy is to use continuous herbicides. The drug after processing the shrub penetrates the leaves and spreads throughout the vascular system. However, given the strength of the growth of this crop, it is able to gradually recover from the root after such spraying. To remove the blackberry from the garden completely, you need to treat it with herbicides at least four times. Such drugs show maximum effectiveness when shoots grow to a height of 5-15 cm.
The most effective of them in the fight against blackberry gray:
- Roundup – 10 ml per 1 liter of water.
Roundup is effective with normal water hardness
- Tornado 500 – 75 ml per 3 liters of water.
Tornado contains an increased concentration of the active substance
- Liquidator – 80 ml per bucket of water.
Iquidator allows you to get rid of the complex of perennial plants
- Prima – 100 ml per 10 liters of water.
Prima combines two active ingredients with different mechanisms of action
Processing is carried out in the morning after the dew has disappeared. The first signs become noticeable after 3-4 days. They are manifested by chlorosis, growth arrest. And after 20 days, the effect of the drug becomes maximum. By this time, the above-ground blackberry pagons dry out with gray. Subsequent treatments are recommended when shoots re-grow to a height of 5-15 cm.
Backfilling
This method involves filling blackberry bushes with bluish to suppress their growth. To do this, it is necessary to cut the shoots of the shrub at a height of 5 cm, and then sprinkle on top with a thick layer of tree bark, mulch, and half-decayed plant debris.
In order to completely bring out the blackberries in the garden, it is also necessary to cover after backfilling with a material that does not transmit light. In this case, roofing material or black spandbond is suitable. And from above, the material must be fixed with stones along the edges and the entire perimeter.
digging
This method is effective, but lengthy and requires a lot of strength and patience from the gardener. Therefore, it is recommended to use it with a small number of blackberry bushes in the area.
Procedure:
- Cover the soil at the base of the bushes with a tarp, thick film or bags.
- Cut stems at a height of 20 cm.
- Collect them together with covering material and subsequently burn.
- Dig the bush from all sides at a distance of 20 cm from its base.
- Pull it out with a clod of earth to dispose of.
- Loosen the soil with a cultivator or pitchfork.
- Carefully remove the remaining blackberry root shoots.
- Level the ground surface.
- Cover it with a thick film.
- Lay a layer of mulch 10 cm thick on top.
- Loosen the cleared area several times per season.
Cut shoots of shrubs should not be thrown into the compost pit, as they will eventually sprout.
mowing
You can get rid of blackberries in the country if you mow them regularly as the branches grow. In this case, the shrub does not receive enough nutrients, gradually weakens and eventually dries out. But in order to achieve such a result, it is necessary to mow blackberry plantings every two weeks, from spring to late autumn. In some cases, to completely remove the shrub, it may be necessary to carry out the procedure for several seasons in a row.
Fence Installation
This method of struggle is effective, but laborious. Its essence lies in the fact that it is necessary to install a high fence without gaps 2-2,5 high. At the same time, the material is also buried in the ground around the bushes to the depth of the roots, which is about 50 cm. After installing the fence, you can proceed directly to the destruction of the blackberry gray. To do this, it must be mowed, and then covered with a material that does not transmit light. At the same time, it must be laid with an overlap so that it is not possible for the shrub to germinate.
Features of excretion depending on its type
On a personal plot there can be not only a wild form of blackberry, but also its hybrid varieties. Their main difference is large berries, moderate growth of bushes. In total, more than 40 species of garden blackberries are known, but despite this, they have similar characteristics.
If it may be necessary to use several of the methods listed above to breed a wild form of a crop, then getting rid of hybrid blackberry species in the garden can be much easier. After all, many of them do not have a high level of frost resistance and require shelter for the winter. Therefore, regular mowing of bushes throughout the season and the lack of insulation during the cold season leads to their weakening and death.
Fighting blackberries at different times of the year
You can fight blackberry gray on the site at any time of the year. And. if during the warm period all available methods can be used, then in the fall and winter it is recommended to carry out additional measures.
To do this, after the end of the growing season of the shrub, cut off its shoots and, with the help of a pitchfork, slightly raise the bushes so that voids form between the roots. In this case, the underground part of the blackberry will not be protected by the gray, which will significantly weaken the plant.
And during the winter, the problem area is recommended to be regularly cleared of snow. This will not leave the shrub a chance to survive, since the lack of a protective layer will contribute to its freezing.
All activities for the destruction of blackberry gray should be carried out regularly.
Tips from experienced gardeners
There are several tricks, the use of which makes it easier to deal with this shrub. Therefore, experienced gardeners recommend using them to quickly clear the site.
Tips to help you quickly get rid of blackberry gray overgrowth:
- Wood ash, dolomite flour. The shrub prefers low acid soil. Therefore, the regular use of these components can increase the alkalinity of the soil. This leads to the fact that the plant cannot fully develop, weakens, and then freezes out.
- Excessive watering. Blackberries do not tolerate prolonged stagnation of moisture in the soil. Therefore, regular abundant moistening of its plantings, followed by laying a thick layer of mulch, which will prevent the evaporation of moisture, will lead to rotting of the root system. As a result, the shrub dies.
Conclusion
Blackberry gray belongs to the category of aggressor plants. To stop its excessive growth on the site, experienced gardeners recommend installing a fence immediately upon planting, digging it into the depth of the shrub roots. This will subsequently greatly simplify the task of clearing the site from this shrub.
