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The mind boggles! What or who do you want to poison?
I can think of quite a few, Tiffany, but would use something untraceable to do it with!
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Thank you, everyone, for your replies. The enemies in question are brambles, ivy, grass and an out of control dogwood forest!

Nettles, cleavers and dandelions I am not so bothered about as they can be cooked and eaten.

Ideally I would like to remove everything but the soil and start again from scratch!
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Diesel oil.

I think that will kill anything and everything!
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Diesel oil.

I think that will kill anything and everything!
Won't it contaminate the soil forever?
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Won't it contaminate the soil forever?
Yes.
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Re: Advice needed - desperate of Yorkshire!

Originally Posted by Silver Tabby ->
Thank you, everyone, for your replies. The enemies in question are brambles, ivy, grass and an out of control dogwood forest!

Nettles, cleavers and dandelions I am not so bothered about as they can be cooked and eaten.

Ideally I would like to remove everything but the soil and start again from scratch!
Wait until it rains really heavily for days and then dig it out. Or hire a gardener to get rid of it.
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What are cleavers?!
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Re: Advice needed - desperate of Yorkshire!

Originally Posted by Silver Tabby ->
Thank you, everyone, for your replies. The enemies in question are brambles, ivy, grass and an out of control dogwood forest!

Nettles, cleavers and dandelions I am not so bothered about as they can be cooked and eaten.

Ideally I would like to remove everything but the soil and start again from scratch!
I wage war every day against brambles they are growing everywhere. Horrid things, they are nasty & scratch too. Both myself & my gardener have tried to get rid of them but they still regrow. Decided the only thing is to keep cutting them down, they are indestructible.
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Re: Advice needed - desperate of Yorkshire!

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What are cleavers?!
I use it a lot in cooking as it is basically a Herb - but classed these days as a weed. Which is a shame as it is so useful. The seeds can be ground and used to make coffee (it is from the same genetic family), the leaves can be added to soups/stews and also used to make medicines, and the roots can be used to make a red dye.

This tells you all about it:-

https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/cleavers-galium-aparine
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Thank you, Silver Tabby I have never heard it called cleavers before and had no idea you could eat it!! You learn a little something every day!
We always called it robin-run-the-hedge and have heard some people call it sticky willy. Our large hairy dog was always getting the burrs stuck to his fur. We have loads of it in the garden too, also masses of brambles, nettles, ground elder and vetch. I think the ground elder is our main pain, almost impossible to get rid of it.
 
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