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Virginia Creeper
Anybody know how to kill off Virginia Creeper? I've got some in a small
flowerbed and it is definitely the PLANT THAT WILL NOT DIE!(tm) (I'm in Southwestern Williamson County) Thanks! |
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"suzilem" wrote: Anybody know how to kill off Virginia Creeper? I've got some in a small flowerbed and it is definitely the PLANT THAT WILL NOT DIE!(tm) (I'm in Southwestern Williamson County) Thanks! Rip some out by the roots and mail it to me. ;-) I'll pay you for it. Cheers! Katra (that "at" thingy) centurytel dot net -- K. Sprout the MungBean to reply "I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell‹you see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain |
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LOL Katra
You like all that "bad" stuff! I wonder how awful it would be to plant some bamboo? I walk everyday and one of the neighbors down the road (same one who has all the ligustrum blocking the view from road to house) has a bunch of it on the other side of the ligustrum, and let me tell you NOBODY can see through all that. Someone bought the property behind us and will probably build soon, and I would love to have a free privacy fence. Is there anyway to keep it from spreading? With hope and heart, Kathleen -- Sometimes the Lord calms the storm, and sometimes He lets the storm rage and calms the child instead. "Katra" wrote in message ... In article , "suzilem" wrote: Anybody know how to kill off Virginia Creeper? I've got some in a small flowerbed and it is definitely the PLANT THAT WILL NOT DIE!(tm) (I'm in Southwestern Williamson County) Thanks! Rip some out by the roots and mail it to me. ;-) I'll pay you for it. Cheers! Katra (that "at" thingy) centurytel dot net -- K. Sprout the MungBean to reply "I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell‹you see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain |
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"Kathleen" wrote in message ... LOL Katra You like all that "bad" stuff! I wonder how awful it would be to plant some bamboo? I walk everyday and one of the neighbors down the road (same one who has all the ligustrum blocking the view from road to house) has a bunch of it on the other side of the ligustrum, and let me tell you NOBODY can see through all that. Someone bought the property behind us and will probably build soon, and I would love to have a free privacy fence. Is there anyway to keep it from spreading? With hope and heart, Kathleen Hi Kathleen.. Bamboo can be managed..First, there is "clumping" and "running" bamboos..The type you see all over around UT and down by Town Lake is badly neglected running type. This type is very fast growing and will make a screen fast..But if you don't put a barrier down it will go everywhere.. Now, there are "clumping" varieties of bamboo which are beautiful and don't spread like that..They spread more like a banana or a Cannas..They make new bulbs and grow right next to the old so your clump gets bigger..There are numerous site about bamboo, just Google search and you will find a ton of info...There are even Bamboo organizations who can help and I think there might even be one here in Austin.. Hope this helps! John |
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Thanks John!
With hope and heart, Kathleen -- Sometimes the Lord calms the storm, and sometimes He lets the storm rage and calms the child instead. I wonder how awful it would be to plant some bamboo? I walk everyday and one of the neighbors down the road (same one who has all the ligustrum blocking the view from road to house) has a bunch of it on the other side of the ligustrum, and let me tell you NOBODY can see through all that. Someone bought the property behind us and will probably build soon, and I would love to have a free privacy fence. Is there anyway to keep it from spreading? With hope and heart, Kathleen Hi Kathleen.. Bamboo can be managed..First, there is "clumping" and "running" bamboos..The type you see all over around UT and down by Town Lake is badly neglected running type. This type is very fast growing and will make a screen fast..But if you don't put a barrier down it will go everywhere.. Now, there are "clumping" varieties of bamboo which are beautiful and don't spread like that..They spread more like a banana or a Cannas..They make new bulbs and grow right next to the old so your clump gets bigger..There are numerous site about bamboo, just Google search and you will find a ton of info...There are even Bamboo organizations who can help and I think there might even be one here in Austin.. Hope this helps! John |
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Just be *very* careful with bamboo. I had a friend who purchased a
house that had bamboo at the back, presumably to block the view of the neighbors. To get rid of it he ended up having to pull up all of the rocks and dirt to get it all out, sifting the dirt by hand through a mesh screen to get all of the roots out. It was a 2-3 year process for him I believe. The big, thick, tall bamboo "screens" you typically see are the running type for the most part. And "barrier" to contain really means barrier. I believe a gardening program I watched several years ago showed putting up bamboo as a screen (not sure if it was clumping or running). They said to dig large holes and place large clay or metal pots or something in them, essentially a container plant in the ground, to keep it from spreading. Also keep in mind your neighbors, if you put in bamboo and it gets out of control, it is their problem too. andyd On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 06:01:16 -0500, "Kathleen" wrote: Thanks John! With hope and heart, Kathleen |
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I will definitely research this if I do it, because I want to grow old here
and I don't want to be 80 years old and out there pulling up suckers (or whatever the proper gardening term is, lol)! With hope and heart, Kathleen -- Sometimes the Lord calms the storm, and sometimes He lets the storm rage and calms the child instead. Just be *very* careful with bamboo. I had a friend who purchased a house that had bamboo at the back, presumably to block the view of the neighbors. To get rid of it he ended up having to pull up all of the rocks and dirt to get it all out, sifting the dirt by hand through a mesh screen to get all of the roots out. It was a 2-3 year process for him I believe. The big, thick, tall bamboo "screens" you typically see are the running type for the most part. And "barrier" to contain really means barrier. I believe a gardening program I watched several years ago showed putting up bamboo as a screen (not sure if it was clumping or running). They said to dig large holes and place large clay or metal pots or something in them, essentially a container plant in the ground, to keep it from spreading. Also keep in mind your neighbors, if you put in bamboo and it gets out of control, it is their problem too. andyd |
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Kathleen wrote:
I will definitely research this if I do it, because I want to grow old here and I don't want to be 80 years old and out there pulling up suckers (or whatever the proper gardening term is, lol)! You can enjoy bamboo and protect your property (and your neighbors') by putting a bamboo barrier around the bed where you want it. You need to dig a trench 2 feet deep and either fill it up with concrete or use a heavy plastic liner. -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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Victor Martinez wrote:
Kathleen wrote: I will definitely research this if I do it, because I want to grow old here and I don't want to be 80 years old and out there pulling up suckers (or whatever the proper gardening term is, lol)! You can enjoy bamboo and protect your property (and your neighbors') by putting a bamboo barrier around the bed where you want it. You need to dig a trench 2 feet deep and either fill it up with concrete or use a heavy plastic liner. My girlfriend had bamboo on the back of her lot, with roofing tin buried 2' deep as a barrier. The bamboo sent roots UNDER the tin. If you really want to contain it, the container better have a bottom. Even drainage holes would make me nervous. DT http://www.thehungersite.com/ |
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"dt" wrote in message ... Victor Martinez wrote: Kathleen wrote: I will definitely research this if I do it, because I want to grow old here and I don't want to be 80 years old and out there pulling up suckers (or whatever the proper gardening term is, lol)! You can enjoy bamboo and protect your property (and your neighbors') by putting a bamboo barrier around the bed where you want it. You need to dig a trench 2 feet deep and either fill it up with concrete or use a heavy plastic liner. My girlfriend had bamboo on the back of her lot, with roofing tin buried 2' deep as a barrier. The bamboo sent roots UNDER the tin. If you really want to contain it, the container better have a bottom. Even drainage holes would make me nervous. DT http://www.thehungersite.com/ The instructions I have read tell you to tip the tin outwards away from the plantings, so the rogue roots will travel up and over the top so you can cut them off. Tilted toward the plantings and it will naturally go downward...Seems to be a lot of work though, to dig that deep. place the barrier etc.. John |
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