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CCC/rshibbs
Joined: 27 Apr 2003
Posts: 5
Location: Dallas,TEXAS
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| Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 1:16 pm Post subject: kill bamboo |
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| Can anyone tell me the least poisonous and easiest way to get rid of a stand of bamboo? The stand surrounds my backyard and is about 3-6 feet thick. |
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Alyssum
Joined: 07 Apr 2003
Posts: 19
Location: Wimberley Texas
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2003 11:51 pm Post subject: bamboo |
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| Dig it completely out including the roots...every bit of root too. That should definetly do it. |
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planosmith
Joined: 15 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 9:35 am Post subject: Diligence is needed |
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| We got rid of a bamboo stand in So California when I was a kid by digging it out -- and doing it again every couple of months for a couple of years..... GOOD LUCK. Bamboo is very hardy ! |
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sylviagreen
Joined: 31 May 2003
Posts: 32
Location: Ellis County (Ovilla/Red Oak)
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 2:02 pm Post subject: killing bamboo |
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Would the famous squirting-it-with-strong-vinegar routing would work on bamboo?
Anybody know? |
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Zane
Joined: 21 Apr 2003
Posts: 29
Location: Plano TX
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 1:28 am Post subject: |
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| Cut it down!!! Then take a sharp shooter to the Rysomes. Bamboo does not penetrate deep but lives by the rysome. If you keep the rysomes broken you will succesfully kill the bamboo. If you feel you must keep some of the stuff, ask your nursery about clumping varieties. After removing it run it through the Chipper it makes fantastic looking mulch. |
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planosmith
Joined: 15 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 2:44 pm Post subject: Diligence required |
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| You will need to use diligence to get rid of this stand of bamboo. When I was young we had a thick stand in our back yard in southern CA. It took us about 4 years to completely get rid of it. We would dig it up a few times a year but all it takes is ONE little bit of root and here it comes again and spreads and spreads, again and again. |
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