Don't want to go through the expense of renting "tearing out" machines to get rid of bamboo and brush in vacant field. Does anyone know of a "home remedie" such as (I heard of using ) salt (?) or something that may not be a chemical if there is such a thing. I am sure there must be farmers or gardeners who would know of something that they use so as not to contaminate the soil with a chemical. If all else fails, I will have to contact the Department of Agriculture or my local Extension Service of Rutgers School of agriculture for a possible solution. Thanx!
2007-06-30 07:22:47 · 5 answers · asked by serendip119 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Controlled burn. Prescribed or controlled burning (back burning) is a technique sometimes used in forest management, farming, or prairie restoration. Fire is a natural part of both forest and grassland ecology and controlled fire can be a tool for foresters. Controlled burning stimulates the germination of some desirable forest trees, thus renewing the forest. Some seeds, such as sequoia, remain dormant until fire breaks down the seed coating.
In industrialized countries, controlled burning is usually overseen by fire control authorities for regulations and permits. The party responsible must delineate the intended time and place. Obtaining a permit may not limit liability if the fire burns out of control.
2007-06-30 07:26:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, well, bamboo will be the problem. Put out an ad dig your own bamboo. Anyway, we have it, we want it. Bamboo probably survived the ice age along with roaches and Robin Williams. The question is: Do you ever want to use this land or just want it nuked? Contact your local volunteer fire dept and offer the land for a controlled burn. That way you don't have to pay. Again Bamboo will be your problem, it shoots off from the main plant burrows down and across your yard and into the neighbors yard and the next day his house will be a tree house. Not only do they grow fast, they grow deep, it is suggested to dig a hole like 2 funeral plots (one of which I'll be in if I don't let my hubby get rid of it) line the bottom and sides with blocks -concreted between. Fill with dirt and plant bamboo. I didn't. But, my hubby went out back with a fierce looking tool and I said not a word and when he came back those bamboo were gone. He got me a mimosa tree instead. Good Luck
2007-06-30 11:22:50 · answer #2 · answered by dtwladyhawk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can just mow it with a tractor and keep mowing with a mower every week for a few years until it stops coming back. Bamboo will fight you for a long time. It has a huge underground network to sustain it, so it can keep going for several seasons even without sunlight.
It may be worth your while to make a barrier of plastic down to a depth of one foot around the edge of your lawn.
As far as all other vegetation, you will never be able to keep it bare, nor would you want to because all the topsoil would wash into your yard in waves of mud. But after the bamboo is gone, you could cover a section of the field at a time in black plastic for a season, till, cover for another season, then plant what you want to have there. But weeds and things will still come back in.
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2007-06-30 07:30:32 · answer #3 · answered by Kacky 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Lance is right. Put a match to it.
2007-06-30 09:31:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lance has it on this one. Just don't get stupid about it.
2007-06-30 07:30:43 · answer #5 · answered by sicarn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋