"Joe" wrote in message
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I have the same problem, i.e. bamboo with a mind of its own.

Some tips, all using a product known as Roundup

1-As the shoots come up, break them off, drill a hole down the center
to the root and then spray roundup in there - it tends to liquiefy the
root, destroying it
2-Get a sprayer and spray roundup on the bamboo trees - it does stun
them and often kills them.

Note: all those shoots come from one bamboo so you must go afte the
whole bunch of them...If you break a root, it is stil alive and both
1/2s will still grow....

Use roundup literally or do what my friend is doing, i.e. hiring a
backhoe to dig out his entire yard.


Using a backhoe is overkill, but it would give the neighbor's something to
laugh about....
Just keep knocking over/cutting each shoot as it comes up. The plant/grove
will eventually run out of energy & die. The rhizomes will then rot in the
ground.

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SamMan
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