So does anyone know anyone in the Tri-state area removes bamboo? I have tried digging it up and it comes back, I've tried Roundup and it does basically nothing.
A little backstory, I bought a house a while ago next to someone that years ago (long before I moved in) planted one single little bamboo plain in her backyard. The decorative kind of bamboo plant they sell on the street in Chinatown.
Fast forward a couple decades and her backyard and my backyard (and other neighbors too) are completely overrun with the shit. It's roots are everywhere. The shit fucks up fences, anything else you want to plant and will grow right into your foundation if you let it.
Well anyway, the old lady is in a home now and her kids gave us the green light to do whatever it takes to get rid of it, and I've called various landscapers and they don't want to deal with it, so I am hoping BBI can pull through!
But maybe there are new things on the market as suggested here.
I no a guy who rents them cheap.
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I don't doubt that at all. I am guessing that I'll need a back hoe to dig about 3' down anywhere near where it's growing.
When I've wanted to trim it back, I've had success using a sawzaw to cut around the stalk underground and rip right out.
Not the safest task so at a minimum wear eye protection.
It’s illegal in a lot of areas, but not federally
When I've wanted to trim it back, I've had success using a sawzaw to cut around the stalk underground and rip right out.
Not the safest task so at a minimum wear eye protection.
Apparently there are different types, some are invasive and some aren't (or less invasive maybe).
I can attest that the decorative type in flower pots are ultra-invasive and should never be put in the ground.
Save a few new shoots for a stir fry, bamboo shoots are a thing and it's rare to get them fresh.
If you need to mow them down at some point, OK, but then paint the new shoots. Keep cutting and poisoning and don't let them produce new leaves.
It takes a couple/few years.
The same works for really bad poison Ivy.
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Yes, the roots are not deep at all. Thats why the sawzaw works so well. Just cut around a small group, separating it from the bush and it will pull out cleanly and easily.
It is really a pain though.
Probably going to hit it again with Roundup soon.
The key (which I learned the hard way) is not to simply pull it up/cut it down and throw it into the woods. That shit needs to be killed.