Tool for getting rid of brambles

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Hi all

We have noticed a whole bunch of rope-like brambles and wondered if there is some awesome tool for pulling them out? I’m imagining a super strong grabber with a long handle so that we can just hoik them out. Does such a thing exist?

I don't think so. If there is I'd like to know - I do some volunteering on a nature reserve, keeping brambles under control is one of the usual tasks. Get some 'rigger' type gloves, you should be able to pull out a stem that's rooted again at the tip, but the main root probably not unless the soil is pretty loose. So cut as low as possible with loppers or secateurs.

And wear some sort of eye protection, sunglasses are better than nothing.

If you work your way to the base of the stem, you'll find there's a distinct point at which the shoots are coming out, a sort of lump, and below this it's just roots. If you can cut below the lump, the roots won't re-shoot.

Go at it patiently from the edge and you'll do it. There's actually huge satisfaction in cutting near the base (if you can't get right to the base) and pulling out 12ft of stem.

I was going to say brute force

I've recently bought a vegetable hoe . I call it my African spade as it's a smaller version of ones you see being used there (if anyone knows the correct term or what the tool is I would love to know

It's great at going for tough rooted things

Here Vegetable Hoe

Its got quite a sharp edge, and I find it invaluble on our Cotswold stone infested garden