What to do about mass of thorns?

Slumbershade

So I finally have time to take care of the garden, at least for a while..
Ive never done any in my life and cant afford a gardener atm.

Can I double bag it and put in my brown bins?
Thanks!

twopenny

Probably not. What are your brown bins for?
Garden waste should go in green bins here or an approved green sack both of which involve purchase.
You can get a bag or tub which cost little and take it to the tip.

I'm guessing by the title you mean brambles of the blackberry producing kind. You'll need tough gardening gloves and secatures.

Then either dig out roots (quicker but harder work) or poison each cut base remaining and wait till next year to dig out the remains.

The choice of process depends on how quickly you want to get it clear and what else you need to do.

sheramber

our garden bin is brown but you cannot put a bag in..

The bin is attached to the bin lorry and tipped into the back of it to empty it.

Cut the stems up to about 39 cms long  and drop directly into the bin.

We have to pay an annual fee to get the brown bin emptied.

twopenny

Ah. Then exactly as Sherambler said.
You can get quite a lot in. Worth continuing to cut even when it's filled and stack lengthwise ready for after the bin has been emptied.
That way you don't have to get the tools out and deal with the whole thing again.

pollypenny

Brambles are the bane of my life.  Cut them off, put in the garden bin. 

Do not let a tip touch the ground or the blighters will root. 

If there's nothing around to be effected, I spray strong weed killer on the leaves. 

Slumbershade

Hey thanks guys. My garden waste collection period is over early due to cutbacks this year...
I dont have a car, no way in hell am I burning more money taking garden waste to a tip becasue the useless council cancelled earlier this year. Ill just have to cut very finely and pout in binbags for general waste.

and yeah, is blackberry.

LessImpecunious

Slumbershade said:

 Ill just have to cut very finely and pout in binbags for general waste.

and yeah, is blackberry.

If chopped up small you can you mix it with other garden waste (mowings?, gone-over plants, etc) and make compost...

Slumbershade

LessImpecunious said:

Slumbershade said:

 Ill just have to cut very finely and pout in binbags for general waste.

and yeah, is blackberry.

If chopped up small you can you mix it with other garden waste (mowings?, gone-over plants, etc) and make compost...

Really? I was told the thorns endure, and didnt somebody just say the gits root from any cutting?

sheramber

Pity you didn't explain that in your first post.

My brown bin is for garden waste.

General waste goes in a black bin and recycling goes in a blue bin.

LessImpecunious

Slumbershade said:

LessImpecunious said:

Slumbershade said:

 Ill just have to cut very finely and pout in binbags for general waste.

and yeah, is blackberry.

If chopped up small you can you mix it with other garden waste (mowings?, gone-over plants, etc) and make compost...

Really? I was told the thorns endure, and didnt somebody just say the gits root from any cutting?

As Pollypenny mentioned, brambles will root when the tip touches the ground - chopped up small pieces in a compost heap are unlikely to start growing... the "thorns" (actually prickles) will possibly take longer to decay in a heap than the stems or leaves, but they'll just add a bit of "grit" to the compost :-)

Slumbershade

Ok, thanks all, I guess Ill have to play the long game