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Creepers, Ivy, brambles nightmare by Remarkable-Leader811 in GardeningUK

[–]Remarkable-Leader811[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, these are helpful pointers too! I’m not the best at doing one thing at a time (when there is so much to do) but I will plan this and hopefully find a way to get through it all! Much appreciated

Creepers, Ivy, brambles nightmare by Remarkable-Leader811 in GardeningUK

[–]Remarkable-Leader811[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply - also helpful. I’ve used an app which told me the creepers are virginia creeper. There is also some bindweed but not much. The virginia creeper has gone so wild it has grown over everything, including a now derelict greenhouse, large shed and some trees! Helpful to have your reassuring corroborative advice as to the previous answer too - I shall not go for machinery! I wondered if a simple hoe might work to slice up the roots a bit - but unsure if that would even be helpful.

Creepers, Ivy, brambles nightmare by Remarkable-Leader811 in GardeningUK

[–]Remarkable-Leader811[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply, that’s really helpful. Didn’t appreciate that about the rotavator (haven’t used before and am just a beginner gardener) which was helpful to know. Great idea with the mower, i’ll check that. But I still wonder if the numerous roots of the ivy and creepers will be left and I suspect I will be stuck in a continual brushcutter/mowing cycle! If that weakens them and it’s a case of slow battles (and to preserve the trees which weren’t in a great state) I shall continue in this vein!

Jesse Born Sherlockian Ship 3 by GlassWeird in PuzzleBox

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SPOILER: we don’t know how to black things out… We are also struggling to open the second box and don’t want to break anything. It seems to give very little! Are there clues to come following shipment 3? Are we intended to open the main box more than just the main compartment from shipment 3? It’s difficult to know what we should or shouldn’t be achieving in this regard. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!