I need to replace the really old smoke detector in our house. Would it be better for me to get an install-it-yourself type detector from Home Depot, or get a monitored smoke detection system from someplace like Brinks or ADT?
There isn't any easy fix with blackberries, as far as I know. A weed whacker won't usually cut it, pardon the pun, as you've found out. The stems are just too tough. A corded hedge clipper might be good to just mow it down with. Haven't tried it myself but would if I had that much to deal with. Another way of getting rid of them is to get a pair of loppers and start cutting. Your local garden centre will have appropriate weapons. Get something with long handles, telescoping ones are good, so you don't have to get tangled in the blackberry to cut it. Start at the top and work down, cutting into manageable lengths, and get right down below the soil if you can. A pruning saw is good for below the soil, or a sawzall. Very sturdy gloves are good too. As for how to keep it from coming back, you either lop them off early in the spring every year and maybe again later in summer, or consult at the garden centre for the proper poison. Blackberries are best cut while alive. If you think the thorns are bad now, wait and see what they're like when they're dried up. Good luck, and try not to have too much fun.
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