Smart Garden: Weeding Out Blackberries

Even with all the advancements in garden automation, the most effective tool for dealing with wild blackberry bushes is still a simple pair of pliers.

The process begins by trimming everything above the ground — a standard electric trimmer does the job just fine. The next step is to manually remove the roots. This is crucial, as new blackberry shoots can sprout from the old roots in just a couple of weeks.

Pulling out blackberry roots is no easy feat. Sometimes, removing particularly stubborn roots requires the same effort as performing a deadlift with a 100-kilogram barbell.