Is the uk.rec.gardening silly season over yet???
With due respect I think the 60cm depth suggestion may be overkill. Unless
the bamboo is a "giant" species the lateral rhizomes are unlikely to run more than a foot deep so IMHO a barrier or trench 15-18 inches deep should be ample. Regards, Christina "Delivery Boy" wrote in message ... I have a clump of bamboo which is twenty feet tall, width is 4 feet by 8 feet. It was grown to provide shadow over a lily and fish pond. It has performed very well. However, keeping it from spreading has always been a problem. This did not matter a great deal because I had a field on three sides, the horses and cows did a great job in keeping it cropped. All good things come to an end and a new housing development is about to start in the afore said field. The survey team drew my attention to 8 root runs each putting up from 5 to 9 clumps of well cropped bamboo shoots. This according to the team leader is no problem because they will be taking off about 4 to 5 feet of soil. My problem is this. I will have to prevent further wanderings in the future. I'm sure not many of the new owners will share my enthusiasm for bamboo. What effective measures can I take, which will not harm my bamboo and be low in maintenance? Anyone any experience? Regards, DG |
Is the uk.rec.gardening silly season over yet???
Kaz writes
With due respect I think the 60cm depth suggestion may be overkill. Unless the bamboo is a "giant" species the lateral rhizomes are unlikely to run more than a foot deep so IMHO a barrier or trench 15-18 inches deep should be ample. Regards, Christina Wow, I thought 20 ft impressive! What size do "giant" bamboos reach in this country? "Delivery Boy" wrote in message .. . I have a clump of bamboo which is twenty feet tall, width is 4 feet by 8 feet. It was grown to provide shadow over a lily and fish pond. It has performed very well. However, keeping it from spreading has always been a problem. This did not matter a great deal because I had a field on three sides, the horses and cows did a great job in keeping it cropped. All good things come to an end and a new housing development is about to start in the afore said field. The survey team drew my attention to 8 root runs each putting up from 5 to 9 clumps of well cropped bamboo shoots. This according to the team leader is no problem because they will be taking off about 4 to 5 feet of soil. My problem is this. I will have to prevent further wanderings in the future. I'm sure not many of the new owners will share my enthusiasm for bamboo. What effective measures can I take, which will not harm my bamboo and be low in maintenance? Anyone any experience? Regards, DG -- Kay |
Is the uk.rec.gardening silly season over yet???
"K" wrote in message ... Kaz writes With due respect I think the 60cm depth suggestion may be overkill. Unless the bamboo is a "giant" species the lateral rhizomes are unlikely to run more than a foot deep so IMHO a barrier or trench 15-18 inches deep should be ample. Regards, Christina Wow, I thought 20 ft impressive! What size do "giant" bamboos reach in this country? Phyllostachys 'Shanghai 3' grows to 11m. and is supposedley the tallest-but there is a pile of new and more exotic stuff hitting the UK shores anytime now. No doubt it will be expensive but if it's even taller then it will sell:-) I think some of these boos will take over from Leylandii and get an even worse reputation. "Delivery Boy" wrote in message . .. I have a clump of bamboo which is twenty feet tall, width is 4 feet by 8 feet. It was grown to provide shadow over a lily and fish pond. It has performed very well. However, keeping it from spreading has always been a problem. This did not matter a great deal because I had a field on three sides, the horses and cows did a great job in keeping it cropped. All good things come to an end and a new housing development is about to start in the afore said field. The survey team drew my attention to 8 root runs each putting up from 5 to 9 clumps of well cropped bamboo shoots. This according to the team leader is no problem because they will be taking off about 4 to 5 feet of soil. My problem is this. I will have to prevent further wanderings in the future. I'm sure not many of the new owners will share my enthusiasm for bamboo. What effective measures can I take, which will not harm my bamboo and be low in maintenance? Anyone any experience? Regards, DG -- Kay |
Is the uk.rec.gardening silly season over yet???
"Kaz" wrote in message ... With due respect I think the 60cm depth suggestion may be overkill. Unless the bamboo is a "giant" species the lateral rhizomes are unlikely to run more than a foot deep so IMHO a barrier or trench 15-18 inches deep should be ample. Regards, Christina "Delivery Boy" wrote in message ... I have a clump of bamboo which is twenty feet tall, width is 4 feet by 8 feet. It was grown to provide shadow over a lily and fish pond. It has performed very well. However, keeping it from spreading has always been a problem. This did not matter a great deal because I had a field on three sides, the horses and cows did a great job in keeping it cropped. All good things come to an end and a new housing development is about to start in the afore said field. The survey team drew my attention to 8 root runs each putting up from 5 to 9 clumps of well cropped bamboo shoots. This according to the team leader is no problem because they will be taking off about 4 to 5 feet of soil. My problem is this. I will have to prevent further wanderings in the future. I'm sure not many of the new owners will share my enthusiasm for bamboo. What effective measures can I take, which will not harm my bamboo and be low in maintenance? Anyone any experience? Regards, DG I have seen bamboo go under a wall with its foundations and reappear through the tarmac the other side! I have also seen them punch straight through the barrier the sell for stopping it. My advice for a boundary planting would be an unfilled trench and just cut it off when you see it. -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and Lapageria rosea |
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