PULLING GORSE…That’s a weed wrench my wife is holding. Since the gorse is so thorny, I cut the branches with the chainsaw and she pulls the stumps out with the weed wrench. It’s much easier than using the pick and shovel method.
Since both sets of grandchildren were occupied by both sets of inlaws and the weather was great, we decided to spend time with the gorse. What is gorse? A noxious nuisance with spiny thorns, introduced by an Irishman in 1873.
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Adventures in Natural Beekeeping 
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Holy cow – I had never heard of gorse before! That stuff looks deadly! So glad your Weed Wrench worked! I know ours has been invaluable to us for a few years as we are preparing some raw land to be our future homestead!
I had successfully delayed this project for several years. Had I known how well the weed wrench would work, I would have started it a long time ago. 🙂
Plus you get to go all “Chainsaw massacre” on the bushes 🙂
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Well, I never saw the “Chainsaw massacre” movie, but it is sort of fun whacking the heck out of the gorse. Piling it up is another story. Leather gloves are definitely on the list. 🙂
Haha I can believe that. At least it was the gloves and not your hands 🙂
It’s vicious stuff if you want to get rid of it, alright. Spreads fast too!
We can’t hope to get rid of gorse. We’re just trying to ‘manage’ it. If we can get it under control so we can mow it, that would be ideal. Right now much of it is 6 to 10 feet (2 – 3 meters) tall. I just ordered a ‘pullerbear.’ It’s another type of “weed wrench” that I’ll feature if it works as well as advertised. As part of the promotion, the company will weld our names on it. A Christmas present to ourselves. (HARD WORK). Oh well, we feel lucky we can still do that kind of thing.