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HELP - Bamboo!
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???? |
HELP - Bamboo!
"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???? 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. Franz |
HELP - Bamboo!
"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???? 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. Franz |
HELP - Bamboo!
"Franz Heymann" wrote in message ... "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???? 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. Franz Oh come on Franz .........many bamboos are perfectly controlled and a joy to have I would rather deal with Bamboo any day than other folks Leylandii |
HELP - Bamboo!
The message
from "Jon" contains these words: 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???? If you are anywhere near Norfolk you can put some my way. Don't listen to Franz - he hasn't got any pandas to keep his down.... We had some clumps of bamboo when I was an anklebiter, and in twenty years the clumps hardly enlarged at all. You seem to have a nice vigorous example. Cut the canes each year and grow runner beans is my advice...... You might have to do a bit of hard digging and chopping if you really want to reduce them, but just trimming off any new root extensions with a spade isn't difficult, and killing the whole clump isn't a great problem either. Glyphosate in the mid spring should do the job, but unfortunately it doesn't dig the roots up. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
HELP - Bamboo!
"nambucca" wrote in message ... "Franz Heymann" wrote in message ... "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???? 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. Franz 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. {:-(( Franz |
HELP - Bamboo!
"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message ... The message from "Jon" contains these words: 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???? If you are anywhere near Norfolk you can put some my way. Don't listen to Franz - he hasn't got any pandas to keep his down.... We had some clumps of bamboo when I was an anklebiter, and in twenty years the clumps hardly enlarged at all. You seem to have a nice vigorous example. Cut the canes each year and grow runner beans is my advice...... You might have to do a bit of hard digging and chopping if you really want to reduce them, but just trimming off any new root extensions with a spade isn't difficult, and killing the whole clump isn't a great problem either. Glyphosate in the mid spring should do the job, but unfortunately it doesn't dig the roots up. And there lies the rub. Franz |
HELP - Bamboo!
In article ,
(Jaques d'Alltrades) wrote: Cut the canes each year and grow runner beans is my advice...... Yes, the bamboo shooting season is a little late to provide bean sticks for the current year but apart from that, no real problem Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/ |
HELP - Bamboo!
"nambucca" wrote in message ... "Franz Heymann" wrote in message ... "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???? 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. Franz 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. {:-(( Franz |
HELP - Bamboo!
"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message ... The message from "Jon" contains these words: 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???? If you are anywhere near Norfolk you can put some my way. Don't listen to Franz - he hasn't got any pandas to keep his down.... We had some clumps of bamboo when I was an anklebiter, and in twenty years the clumps hardly enlarged at all. You seem to have a nice vigorous example. Cut the canes each year and grow runner beans is my advice...... You might have to do a bit of hard digging and chopping if you really want to reduce them, but just trimming off any new root extensions with a spade isn't difficult, and killing the whole clump isn't a great problem either. Glyphosate in the mid spring should do the job, but unfortunately it doesn't dig the roots up. And there lies the rub. Franz |
HELP - Bamboo!
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 |
HELP - Bamboo!
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/ |
HELP - Bamboo!
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/ |
HELP - Bamboo!
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