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Controling Bamboo
Things are starting to pop here in Portland. I've got Culms the sizee
of my wrist that are just hitting 5 to 6 feet. Other a bit bigger than the diameter of quarter is already taller than I am (6'2"). So far everything is running in directions that are more or less convenient. I put a few bungee cords on some culms to kake sure they stayed out of the fence until they were tall enough not get tangled up too badly. I see the threads about controlling the runners and thought I'd throw in my 2 cents. I have an old electric chainsaw I got at a yard sale for $5. Twice a year I just run the chainsaw straight into the ground along the borders of acceptable Bamboo spread. Once in a while, I use a hatchet for a hard to reach spot. So far, so good. I tried the sharp shovel technique and found the rhyzomes to be a tough adversary. The chainsaw slices through like butter (almost). All the best, Eliot |
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I think many of my sharpening customers do the same thing.
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