I am facing massive blackberry bush clean up on my land in Upper Michigan. We have so many it looks to be quite the undertaking. We don't want them all gone but want to tame them to be easier to access.
There will be some experimenting with how to do this. One method that we will use is burning them in the fall.
They are tough because whatever you do it makes them tougher. They will keep trying to come back. So our method will be to burn them and continue to mow those areas to keep them at bay. But covering them for years is not in my future.
Hope this was a bit of help. #powertothepeople #stickittotheman