Brambles
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Brambles
- From: D* M* <i*@cgac.es>
- Date: Mon, 03 May 1999 09:56:11 +0200
Charles, local farmers resort to routine bramble burning in order to
protect/enlarge grazing areas. I used to look on this practice with
horror until I realised just how quickly everything greens over with the
first rains. I suspect control by fire is pretty much nature's intended
control anyway. Not really the answer in a closed garden environment but
possible with care if the overgrown area is separate from other plants.
Damian Martin
Talavera, Spain
>
> I would appreciate hearing suggestions regarding the control of rampant
> brambles, specifically, if it makes any difference, in south central Spain.
> The locals recommend using a very strong and utterly indiscriminate
> herbicide, but I have an inherent distrust of the Mediterranean belief in
> chemical panaceas. Digging is probably out of the question, given the size
> of the property and the extent of the problem.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Charles Butler
> Crta. de Burunchel, s/n
> La Iruela 23476
> Jaen, Spain
> <chb@interlog.com>
