Blackberry Control

Blackberry control is difficult but can be done. Such a horrible plant. The most common type found in NW Washington is the Himalayan Blackberry. Imported from somewhere else this specie is not indigenous to this area. They do love it here. Very prolific and durable the Himalayan is so invasive and with its thorns a very difficult plant to kill. There really only 2 ways to conquer this plant. One is spray (of which I am not a advocate of). A herbicide called Crossbow found at you local feed and seed store is known to be maybe the most effective. Very powerful it will kill this plant. If possible there is another environmental friendly way to do it. Blackberry plants hate to be cut. If one cuts them as close to the ground as possible in the fall and there is a good hard frost during the winter many times this will kill the plant. If no hard frost happens and the individual will habitually cut the blackberry patch as often as their lawn, this too will kill the plant. Remember if you spray the plant and kill it that there is millions of seeds left behind from the seasons. If one cuts often they can control this nasty plant.