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Digging ivy and brambles

It's safe to say I am shattered, I have collapsed on the sofa watching the Olympics and wanting a drink but no energy to get one.

I have spent the last couple of hours digging the most horrible soil. I started this job yesterday and continued today (to be honest I think it's going to take some time). The area is under two trees and is full of ivy, brambles along with nettles and too many weeds to mention. 



This is the sort of digging that you can not get the fork back up as its so full of dense roots. I have done dig number one to get a lot of the basic weeds out. The area is all but clear on the surface, but underneath is a world of hurt.


I am going to go back over the whole section again and re dig and re weed but I know there is no way I will be able to get all the roots out. Some of the ivy roots are huge.



Not a tree a root

This week I will be investigating what I can do to improve the soil and try and break down the roots.

It's a wonderful area that I think can look beautiful just needs some attention and careful thought about plants. 



I will also contact the gardener who helps us out in the big jobs to get his tree surgeon out to work on the trees to allow some more light into the garden. 

I will return with a post on some things to try and in the mean time I am going to do some more digging and more weeding and I think a glass of pimms may help me, cheers.
A Cornish Mum

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  1. Unknown17 August 2016 at 08:33

    Sounds like a very stressful job for me, but it's all worth it when it's done, isn't it? Looking forward to see the photos when it's all done. #BloggerClubUK

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    1. Mud, Cakes and Wine18 August 2016 at 06:35

      Yes your right it is a little stressful and wanting to get it right makes it hard xx

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  2. Notmyyearoff17 August 2016 at 08:36

    Good luck, it looks like it'll be well worth it once you're done. We had ivy and it was such a pain to get rid of. We desperately need to clean our garden up too!

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    1. Mud, Cakes and Wine18 August 2016 at 06:36

      It's such a lot of work but I have the bug now just wish I had more knowledge, thank goodness for Google xx

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  3. dogwooddays17 August 2016 at 11:01

    Good luck with it - it'll be so worth it when you get to the planting stage :)

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  4. Lisa Savage19 August 2016 at 07:50

    Much as I love weeding (I know I'm bonkers!) brambles are my nemesis! I'll be doing similar myself soon as we have to clear all the weeds to allow cables to be laid the garden and I'm dreading it. Gloves are one thing, but maybe I need to invest in some leather sleeves too! Good luck with the rest of the weeding! #PicknMix

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    1. Mud, Cakes and Wine19 August 2016 at 21:03

      I have some great gloves and one of the gardners had the same make as me on. i will try and pop a photo up for you. Good luck that sounds a tough job xx

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  5. Unknown19 August 2016 at 08:28

    What a lovely tree. Ivy is also my enemy, I have it at the side of my house where it attempts to climb the walls. Just keep chipping away at it, but I must say you did a great job. #PicknMix

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    1. Mud, Cakes and Wine19 August 2016 at 21:04

      oh yes we have it growing on walls, drives me mad and when you take it down it looks awful. The roots are evil but i will win the battle xx

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  6. Laura - dear bear and beany19 August 2016 at 10:16

    Wow you deserve to sit down and put your feet up, looks like a tough job! I am not good in the garden and have no clue what to do and have to get a gardner in to help with big jobs x #picknmix

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    1. Mud, Cakes and Wine19 August 2016 at 21:06

      I am not very good either and my make up as I go along I think has the other garden bloggers chuckling at me, though they are very kind. I also get gardeners in for the big jobs xxx

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  7. Lisa - The Love of a Captain Blog19 August 2016 at 15:22

    Ohhh good luck with this. Im not a keen gardener at all so I do not envy you. Enjoy your Pimms hun, you dererve it! #picknmix

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    1. Mud, Cakes and Wine19 August 2016 at 21:07

      I have only just become a keen gardener but I am not very good :o) the pumms helped and it was mint grown from the garden too xxx

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  8. Stevie - A Cornish Mum19 August 2016 at 16:04

    I love a big physical task in the garden, I almost miss the days of digging the back of our garden out ha! Thanks for linking up to #PicknMix hon

    Stevie xx

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    1. Mud, Cakes and Wine19 August 2016 at 21:09

      ha ha ha i am sure you do, though I do love destructive gardening xx

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  9. MotherofTeenagers19 August 2016 at 16:50

    It sounds like you may need a few days of digging and drinking! Good luck and cheers. #PickNMix

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    1. Mud, Cakes and Wine19 August 2016 at 21:12

      ohhh i love your way of thinking digging followed by drinking each time :0) xx

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  10. Crummy Mummy19 August 2016 at 19:04

    I'd weed killer it if I were you, leave it a few days then pull it all out. That's what I did when clearing our allotment when we took it over anyway! #picknmix

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    1. Mud, Cakes and Wine19 August 2016 at 21:13

      I am trying to be good but i have found a no dig approach looks good to me :o) xxx

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