Cleared bramble garden
Hi, We have just moved into a house with a garden that was covered in bramble-up to 20 feet high. They have been removed, the soil turned over and the roots, as far as I can tell, removed. I am keen to start a wildflower patch, and I understand that will need low nutrient soil.
Will the brambles have sucked all the life out of the soil, leaving it suitable for wildflowers?
We will be laying turf in the next few weeks - should I leave the patch I want to use bare?
I am, by the way, a complete novice... Thanks in advance.
Will the brambles have sucked all the life out of the soil, leaving it suitable for wildflowers?
We will be laying turf in the next few weeks - should I leave the patch I want to use bare?
I am, by the way, a complete novice... Thanks in advance.
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my first thought is that you really should leave that ground now, exposed to warmth and rain, to watch the remaining bramble come back. The notion that you definitely removed every bit of the roots, is noble, but probably flawed. It's very probable you have (as would anyone) severed some roots, and those roots will be back as a new bramble in a few weeks, maybe a month at this time of year, very most.
keen as you are to proceed, waiting is by far and away the best thing to do. If not, you'll end up destroying your new seedlings you do want, whilst trying to remove the fast growing bramble that will once again dominate the area unless you remove it.
as for 'wildflower patch' it's not my thing but almost certainly someone else here will come along with some advice.
I have tried weedkillers, digging up and chopping down (as Islander said). Chopping down was the least effective, they always grow back in the end. Even when I used weedkiller in the paddock if I didn't do it more than once they came back, sometimes 2 years later. In the garden I've found digging up is best.
Try the wildflowers, if they grow then good but if not then try another project.
it's clear from Islander that there's more than one way here, often that's the case i guess with gardening. all we can do is share, and take our own path...best way to learn!