Help with a problem

I have recently cleared an area using a brushcutter, which has resulted in just a shallow layer of creepers/ivy remaining.

Despite having a reasonable inventory of garden tools I can't find anything to tackle what's left. I should explain that for medical reasons I can't do very much bending or squatting/kneeling.

I could use something like a rake or leaf rake, but with rear facing blades instead of tines. Does such a thing exist? Any other ideas, please?

 

Thanks for the suggestions.

It's a difficult one. Weedkiller, as you say, could have unintended consequences, particularly as the adjacent hedge is always heavily populated with sparrows and I wouldn't want to destroy their nesting site. I favour bleach as a weedkiller, since it breaks down fairly rapidly to water.

I have also been thinking about a scarifying rake, but I'm not sure my feeble muscles and dodgy back would permit that.

 

Hi Frostbite,

Our Parish Council has just has a few neglected plots cleared on our allotment site, utilising the manpower of the prison service.

Maybe as it's a medical reason that you cannot dig it out yourself, you could enquire if that sort of help is available in your area? And dont worry they do not come to your house with hardened criminals, work party teams are carefully selected and supervised.

Steve...

 

if you dont remove the ivy properly (the first time round using weedkiller), you will be spending the rest of your days pulling weeds (ivy)

 

Is it worth (as a one off, if you can afford it) just getting a local gardener type in to pay them to do the clearing ?

 

cut the most significant branches as close as you can to the wall/trellis and when it all dries you can then take it down with little effort.