In article ,
(Jaques d'Alltrades) wrote:

Anyone know how hardy giant bamboos are?

Adequately. Depends on species though

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/

In article ,
(Jaques d'Alltrades) wrote:

Anyone know how hardy giant bamboos are?

Adequately. Depends on species though

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/

In article ,
(Jaques d'Alltrades) wrote:

Anyone know how hardy giant bamboos are?

Adequately. Depends on species though

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/

Lou P wrote:
On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 15:04:45 +0000 (UTC), whilst Caruthers was creaming
the maids muffin, (to her great delight) this cracking stuff arrived
from "Franz Heymann" not wishing
to put Caruthers of his stroke I decided to deal with it:


Only with a pick-axe, blood, sweat, tears and plenty of time, even if you
have started the job off with Sodium Chlorate.
I speak with the voice of experience.
*Never* buy a house without first checking up on whether there is any bamboo
in the garden.


My neighbour to the right of me had bamboo in his garden, I had bamboo
in my garden. My neighbour on my left had bamboo in his garden.
It all arrived from a dumped clump on waste ground at the top of the
road next to my neighbour on my right! It travelled down the back of
our common fence.

We all moved in at around the same time over a period of a year. It
was well established and my lot was, wait for it....20 feet tall and
about 18 feet by 6. I jest not. It took us about 5 years to finally
get rid of it. The shoots had a habit of appearing about 6 feet from
where the main clump stood usually through my wifes gladdys patch. It
had to go. One spear pushed a paving slab up!

Yes wonderful stuff.....of nightmares.

Lou

In the old days bamboo was used as a method of slow death.
Someone would be staked out over a patch and it would literally grow up
through his body!

Jason

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Lou P wrote:
On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 15:04:45 +0000 (UTC), whilst Caruthers was creaming
the maids muffin, (to her great delight) this cracking stuff arrived
from "Franz Heymann" not wishing
to put Caruthers of his stroke I decided to deal with it:


Only with a pick-axe, blood, sweat, tears and plenty of time, even if you
have started the job off with Sodium Chlorate.
I speak with the voice of experience.
*Never* buy a house without first checking up on whether there is any bamboo
in the garden.


My neighbour to the right of me had bamboo in his garden, I had bamboo
in my garden. My neighbour on my left had bamboo in his garden.
It all arrived from a dumped clump on waste ground at the top of the
road next to my neighbour on my right! It travelled down the back of
our common fence.

We all moved in at around the same time over a period of a year. It
was well established and my lot was, wait for it....20 feet tall and
about 18 feet by 6. I jest not. It took us about 5 years to finally
get rid of it. The shoots had a habit of appearing about 6 feet from
where the main clump stood usually through my wifes gladdys patch. It
had to go. One spear pushed a paving slab up!

Yes wonderful stuff.....of nightmares.

Lou

In the old days bamboo was used as a method of slow death.
Someone would be staked out over a patch and it would literally grow up
through his body!

Jason

--
Check out my ebay auctions for Passifora caerulea and edulis seeds and
Morning Glory (Star of Yelta) seeds.
http://cgi6.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....sort=3&rows=50

"Jon" wrote in message
...
We moved into our house a year ago and the bamboo was (and still is)
taking
over the garden.
How can I kill some of it off please????

Of course if you tell us the area you live in some of us might just want
some for ourselves

"Jon" wrote in message
...
We moved into our house a year ago and the bamboo was (and still is)
taking
over the garden.
How can I kill some of it off please????

Of course if you tell us the area you live in some of us might just want
some for ourselves

If you are an optimistic Panda ................ very
:-)

"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message
...
The message
from "Franz Heymann" contains these
words:

Oh come on Franz .........many bamboos are perfectly controlled and a
joy
to
have

The OP talks of having moved into a garden which contains obviously
uncontrolled bamboos.

I would rather deal with Bamboo any day than other folks Leylandii

I did not say that uncontrolled bamoos were the only garden curses.
{:-((

Anyone know how hardy giant bamboos are?

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
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If you are an optimistic Panda ................ very
:-)

"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message
...
The message
from "Franz Heymann" contains these
words:

Oh come on Franz .........many bamboos are perfectly controlled and a
joy
to
have

The OP talks of having moved into a garden which contains obviously
uncontrolled bamboos.

I would rather deal with Bamboo any day than other folks Leylandii

I did not say that uncontrolled bamoos were the only garden curses.
{:-((

Anyone know how hardy giant bamboos are?

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

If you are an optimistic Panda ................ very
:-)

"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message
...
The message
from "Franz Heymann" contains these
words:

Oh come on Franz .........many bamboos are perfectly controlled and a
joy
to
have

The OP talks of having moved into a garden which contains obviously
uncontrolled bamboos.

I would rather deal with Bamboo any day than other folks Leylandii

I did not say that uncontrolled bamoos were the only garden curses.
{:-((

Anyone know how hardy giant bamboos are?

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

If you are an optimistic Panda ................ very
:-)

"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message
...
The message
from "Franz Heymann" contains these
words:

Oh come on Franz .........many bamboos are perfectly controlled and a
joy
to
have

The OP talks of having moved into a garden which contains obviously
uncontrolled bamboos.

I would rather deal with Bamboo any day than other folks Leylandii

I did not say that uncontrolled bamoos were the only garden curses.
{:-((

Anyone know how hardy giant bamboos are?

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

If you are an optimistic Panda ................ very
:-)

"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message
...
The message
from "Franz Heymann" contains these
words:

Oh come on Franz .........many bamboos are perfectly controlled and a
joy
to
have

The OP talks of having moved into a garden which contains obviously
uncontrolled bamboos.

I would rather deal with Bamboo any day than other folks Leylandii

I did not say that uncontrolled bamoos were the only garden curses.
{:-((

Anyone know how hardy giant bamboos are?

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

If you are an optimistic Panda ................ very
:-)

"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message
...
The message
from "Franz Heymann" contains these
words:

Oh come on Franz .........many bamboos are perfectly controlled and a
joy
to
have

The OP talks of having moved into a garden which contains obviously
uncontrolled bamboos.

I would rather deal with Bamboo any day than other folks Leylandii

I did not say that uncontrolled bamoos were the only garden curses.
{:-((

Anyone know how hardy giant bamboos are?

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

If you are an optimistic Panda ................ very
:-)

"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message
...
The message
from "Franz Heymann" contains these
words:

Oh come on Franz .........many bamboos are perfectly controlled and a
joy
to
have

The OP talks of having moved into a garden which contains obviously
uncontrolled bamboos.

I would rather deal with Bamboo any day than other folks Leylandii

I did not say that uncontrolled bamoos were the only garden curses.
{:-((

Anyone know how hardy giant bamboos are?

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/