i have a bamboo growing in my garden it is spreading all over the place where i dont want it , it is about 2?

Question

years since i planted it is there anything i can do

Answer 1

I know the feeling!!!!Solarize the enemy. Cut the bamboo to the ground, spread a thick layer of high nitrogen (lawn) fertilizer over the entire area, and cover with clear plastic sheeting. Secure the plastic sheeting along the edges with bricks or boards. This technique is best used during the hottest part of summer and will literally cook the bamboo in the ground. Leave the plastic in place until all signs of life have been extinguished...

Joan R........ LOL!!!!!

Answer 2

...............Only 2 kinds of bamboo
................ running and clumping
Clumping bamboos have rhizomes that grow only a short distance before sending up new culms.
Running bamboos have rhizomes that produce long offshoots before sending up new culms.
http://www.mastergardenproducts.com/gardenerscorner/growbamboo.htm
I've given you a couple of links ...you now have your work cut out for you..I did my research before I planted any and am I glad I did. Now my neighbors don't have to (dislike me)
Running bamboo the gardeners nightmare if not planted in containment area to keep the rhizomes from spreading.
Open the link below for how to stop it.

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/PLANTanswers/trees/bamboo.html
...........My Neighbor and my bamboo................
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/chatham/ag/homehort/BambooControl.htm
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gl_plants_grasses/article/0,,HGTV_3607_1729272,00.html
"If you leave behind even the tiniest bit of root or rhizome, you'll have more bamboo,"
If a neighboring bamboo is infiltrating your yard, there are several ways to treat the problem. Keep in mind that the rhizomes are like underground stems and can travel long distances as well as under fences. Rhizomes must be removed with a sharp tool. You can mow the young shoots to maintain some control, but you'll have to mow often.

Answer 3

If you want the easy way, simply kick the new shoots when they appear in spring and they break off easily and you can leave the ones you want to grow. Bamboo shoots behave like a telescope and once you've removed the shoot they won't regrow. To keep it healthy remove the older thin canes so that the new thick ones have plenty of room. Mulch with leaf litter in winter and it won't need any other fertiliser.

Answer 4

Bamboo is very aggressive and invasive. You'll have to dig it out. It might help to put in some kind of border that will help keep it under control. Generally that means something that goes several feet under ground and stands a foot or two above ground level as well.

Answer 5

uproot the bamboo (in autumn if you can) select the amount you want to keep and replant it with four slabs around the root ball down to a depth of at least 45 cm to stop runners escaping. Destroy any leftovers you dont want. It makes poor compost material so I wouldnt bother putting it in the compost bin

Answer 6

Dig iup as fast as you can. There are varieties of Bamboo that don't spread Check with local nursery

Answer 7

theres is nothing you can do, that stuff is like wild fire. And trying to remove the roots is impossible, They have very strong roots. I had a freind and he plated bamboo. It grew like crazy. It broke threw the in ground pool.

Answer 8

Rip, rip, rip and use lots of Round-Up! Whether you want to use chemicals or not, you really have no choice with this beast. Cut the canes off as closely to the ground as you can and spray the stumps with Round-Up. You may have to do this regularly for some time before it finally kills this monster.

Answer 9

dig it back out thats the problem with bamboo it gets out of control

Answer 10

Buy a couple of Giant Pandas