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Prepare me...I'm getting rid of bamboo
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Anonymous
| Rule # two in real estate: Never buy a hosue that has bamboo in your yard or the neighbors |
Anonymous
| It took me about 3 summers to control the bamboo that was coming under our fence. Very hard work but it can be done. Just be able to get on your knees and dig away to get the roots and use heavy branch clippers. And then spray with Roundup too. Clip where you can and remove what you are able. By the third summer, there was no more growth. I still have to keep watch, but it is now the third summer and we are clean. But it was difficult work. |
Anonymous
| You could dig up the shoots and plant in pots and sell at the Farmers Market to make more than enough money to hire someone to dig it out. Bamboo should be planted in pots unless you buy something like the Dwarf Buddha Belly bamboo that is not invasive. Some zoos have a shortage of it. See if you can sell to someone that will dig it out for you. I would try anything before taking on that project myself. Good luck. |
Anonymous
It is unbelievably difficult but here is one way: hire a professional who will give you a guarantee and never plant bamboo or buy a house with a bamboo tree. |
Anonymous
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Bamboo has an unfortunate reputation as a voracious spreader, so many gardeners ignore its potential as an elegant, evergreen plant. Understanding how bamboo grows is the best way to choose one that meets your needs. There are two broad groups of bamboos: clumping (noninvasive) and running.
Most clumping bamboos are tropical, but the genus Fargesia grows in temperate climates and some of its species are hardy down to -20°F, although they don't grow well in exposed, sunny locations. "Clumping bamboos are mountain bamboos, so they do not do well in full sun, because they are an understory plant in their native environment," says Susanne Lucas, past president of the American Bamboo Society. Lucas suggests planting clumping bamboos on the north side of a house or in a woodland setting where they can be used as an understory plant. If you're looking for a very hardy, shade-tolerant specimen plant, Lucas suggests umbrella bamboo (Fargesia murielae), which grows to 10 to 12 feet and is hardy to USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 5. F. robusta is not as cold-hardy but tolerates more sun and grows to 15 feet. Running bamboos offer temperate gardeners a wider variety of culm and foliage colors, sun tolerance, and height ranges, but their aggressive rhizome systems must be contained within a physical barrier, such as a brick or concrete planter or a specialized plastic rhizome barrier. If you're not willing to install and maintain a barrier, stick with a noninvasive clumping bamboo. To learn more about bamboos and rhizome barriers, check out the American Bamboo Society's Web site (www.bamboo.org). It has fascinating information about bamboos that grow in temperate climates, as well as an extensive list of bamboo nurseries and resources around the country It's not as bad as all of you are making it out to be. You just have to know more about it, and make sure you use it properly. |