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Bamboo Invasion
Hello all,
I have been happy with my bamboo growing along my fenceline to screen away the apartment complex behind my house. This year, however, the shoots are invading the lawn, more and more. In fact, they are approaching the house. I may have to try to get rid of it all. Will I have to have the yard scraped, as I have heard? When is the best time to do so? Please advise! |
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Bamboo Invasion
"Artal" wrote in message
ups.com... Hello all, I have been happy with my bamboo growing along my fenceline to screen away the apartment complex behind my house. This year, however, the shoots are invading the lawn, more and more. In fact, they are approaching the house. I may have to try to get rid of it all. Will I have to have the yard scraped, as I have heard? When is the best time to do so? Please advise! Just dig a trench as far away from the bamboo as you want it to spread and cut the rizhomes where they cross the trench. When the bamboo comes up in your lawn where you don't want it just mow them down. After awhile the energy stored in the rizhomes will be depleted and you will have pretty much stopped the spread. -- Travis in Shoreline Washington |
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Bamboo Invasion
What I do is:
-let unwanted clums grow until the autoumn. Those that are really in my way I mow down, of course. -dig a trench, or just cut with a spade around, to find escaping roots -pull out those roots. They are usually not deeper then a few inches. It hurts the lawn a bit, but I don't mind it. -replant those roots with their clums where I want it, or in the pots, or just throw it (but then you could mow it as soon as they appear as Travis suggests). Tihomir "Travis M." wrote in message news:fXDWh.4199$_u2.4190@trnddc04... "Artal" wrote in message ups.com... Hello all, I have been happy with my bamboo growing along my fenceline to screen away the apartment complex behind my house. This year, however, the shoots are invading the lawn, more and more. In fact, they are approaching the house. I may have to try to get rid of it all. Will I have to have the yard scraped, as I have heard? When is the best time to do so? Please advise! Just dig a trench as far away from the bamboo as you want it to spread and cut the rizhomes where they cross the trench. When the bamboo comes up in your lawn where you don't want it just mow them down. After awhile the energy stored in the rizhomes will be depleted and you will have pretty much stopped the spread. -- Travis in Shoreline Washington |
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Bamboo Invasion
On Apr 24, 3:54 am, "Tihomir" wrote:
What I do is: -let unwanted clums grow until the autoumn. Those that are really in my way I mow down, of course. -dig a trench, or just cut with a spade around, to find escaping roots -pull out those roots. They are usually not deeper then a few inches. It hurts the lawn a bit, but I don't mind it. -replant those roots with their clums where I want it, or in the pots, or just throw it (but then you could mow it as soon as they appear as Travis suggests). Tihomir "Travis M." wrote in message news:fXDWh.4199$_u2.4190@trnddc04... "Artal" wrote in message oups.com... Hello all, I have been happy with my bamboo growing along my fenceline to screen away the apartment complex behind my house. This year, however, the shoots are invading the lawn, more and more. In fact, they are approaching the house. I may have to try to get rid of it all. Will I have to have the yard scraped, as I have heard? When is the best time to do so? Please advise! Just dig a trench as far away from the bamboo as you want it to spread and cut the rizhomes where they cross the trench. When the bamboo comes up in your lawn where you don't want it just mow them down. After awhile the energy stored in the rizhomes will be depleted and you will have pretty much stopped the spread. -- Travis in Shoreline Washington Thank you, Travis, for your suggestion. Travis is one of my favorite names. I will try what you suggest. |
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