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The side of our yard has a drainage ditch absolutely filled with blackberry brambles. Unfortunately the DOT own this little section between us and the road so I can't really do anything major to get rid of them. As they creep into our yard every year I have to fight them back. Since hop roots can take over an area is it possible that they could choke out some of this growth? Thinking that if a put up a small fence and started letting the hops take it over I would get: 1. Hops 2. A nice divider that over time would hide the ditch, 3. Hopefully push the brambles back as they fight for water.
Probably a long shot.
The side of our yard has a drainage ditch absolutely filled with blackberry brambles. Unfortunately the DOT own this little section between us and the road so I can't really do anything major to get rid of them. As they creep into our yard every year I have to fight them back. Since hop roots can take over an area is it possible that they could choke out some of this growth? Thinking that if a put up a small fence and started letting the hops take it over I would get: 1. Hops 2. A nice divider that over time would hide the ditch, 3. Hopefully push the brambles back as they fight for water.
Probably a long shot.