"Mary Ann Silverman" wrote in message ...
Cut as close to the ground as possible. Be sure to cut the culm off flush
with the ground and not at an angle. (Bamboo cut at an angle is an accident
waiting to happen.)

Better known as "Punji sticks" :-/

You are not going to hurt the plant if you cut a culm close to the
ground. You can even follow it to it's base in the rhizome and cut
it...