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Inspiration & advice needed for an established garden :) Mar 14, 2015 19:17:36 GMT daitheplant likes this

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Post by dianthus on Mar 14, 2015 19:17:36 GMT

Mar 14, 2015 18:04:39 GMT mrskyle said:

Managed to do quite a bit of clearing today

the weather has been kind

I noticed when I was forking the soil that it is FULL of roots, no plants on top but long roots everywhere underneath, is this normal?
There is also a horrible rather aggressive thorny weed with very long tentacles that seem to be able to grow over & up anything! It had quite a woody base and small green leaves. Does anyone know what it is? Some of the tentacles were about 8 foot long!

Sounds like a rampant wild blackberry that the birds have seeded there. Look at internet photos to confirm, and if so, cut back to root, and try your best to dig it out with a fork.

dianthus Top Member From the Garden of England Posts: 2,053	Inspiration & advice needed for an established garden :) Mar 14, 2015 19:59:48 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dianthus on Mar 14, 2015 19:59:48 GMT Glad you think so, too, daitheplant. Either that, or it's an escapee from the 'Little Shop of Horrors' theatre production

daitheplant Top Member Posts: 6,385	Inspiration & advice needed for an established garden :) Mar 14, 2015 20:09:42 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by daitheplant on Mar 14, 2015 20:09:42 GMT Let`s hope Mrs K gives us a pic to verify it.

Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,970	Inspiration & advice needed for an established garden :) Mar 14, 2015 20:48:45 GMT daitheplant likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on Mar 14, 2015 20:48:45 GMT That sounds like a hybrid octopus bramble mrskyle.

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Inspiration & advice needed for an established garden :)

Post by dianthus on Mar 14, 2015 19:17:36 GMT

Post by dianthus on Mar 14, 2015 19:59:48 GMT

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