How can i get rid of the bamboo in my garden every time i cut it down it just keeps coming back?

Answer 1

The ONLY way to get rid of it is to dig it out.

If there is a section that you might want to keep the ONLY way to keep it from going wild again is to dig a small trench around the area you want it to grow 2 feet deep, yes 2 feet. Line the area with the 2 feet wide aluminum sheet (Most home improvement stores have this.)making sure to overlap about 6 inches and back fill it up. Bamboo roots can travel as deep as 18-20 inches.

Answer 2

First you have to ask yourself....where is the mother plant???

If YOU didn't plant it then it has traveled underground from one of your neighbors yard. No matter what you do you will never get rid of it then.

The true key to controlling your problem is to trench your entire property line then put in a bamboo barrier. Essentially this is really thick polyvinyl material that the bamboo will not grow through. This will protect your property from future invasions.

IN the mean time the ONLY true way to get rid of what is in your yard is this:

1. Find the source of bamboo.

Bamboo rhizomes grow in a straight line for the current years growth, sometimes as far as 40 feet. Find this line first as you will need to know where it is coming from.

2. Rhizome removal:

Method 1 - In between each new shoots chop into the ground every couple inches following the line. This breaks up the rhizome much like a tiller would.

Method 2 - Bamboo rhizomes grow very close to the surface. Find the end of the rhizome and pull it up. If the rhizome has not started sending out feeder roots this should be pretty easy.

3. Remove existing growth:

Chop off any existing shoots at ground level.

4. Trench your yard and put in bamboo barrier.

http://www.lewisbamboo.com/barrier.html

5. Find the neighbor who has let his bamboo grow out of control and have a "nice" discussion with him/her. I'm sure you're not the only one bothered by it, so maybe a larger group could be more persuasive.

Yes bamboo could be sold. It is high demand and has many uses. You could dig the existing growth and sell it on eBay. You could also post on some of the bamboo forums and tell them you have free bamboo. They'll come and dig it for you!

Answer 3

Bamboo is kind of a grass...thus it sends out 'runners' under the soil, and cutting down what you can see still leaves a bunch of opportunity for more bamboo to come up and grow more bamboo from the underground runners. Best method: go out from the main stalk/s at least 18" to 2 feet and using a sharp-bladed shovel, cut straight down all the way around, severing all the runners. You may need to do this more than one time to make sure you've got it all. Then remove the main clumps [what you can see, e.g.] and check the remaining hole for additional runners. Bamboo is VERY persistent, so you may still get some surprise volunteer shoots in future anyway. But cutting deep enuf all the way around each & every clump is a good start. Any volunteer shoots that come up, treat the same way. Cut around them deeply, then lift them out. [sigh...labor intensive, right?]

Answer 4

I truly wish I had your problem.

Bamboo takes over! DIG... is the best way to begin erradicating it; though again; I wish I had a stand of it. SO many uses for it.

It spreads in it's root and bloom structure, much like certain types of palms. Cutting helps PROMOTE growth.

Don't use chemicals. We have enough poison in the Earth to deal with as is.

Answer 5

"Buy a panda" is not bad advice, considering that bamboo is one of the most difficult weeds to eradicate. [If you don't want it, it's a weed!]

If you have the means, you could hire a digger and remove the entire mass, roots and all, and replace with new, weed-free soil, but even that wouldn't guarantee that the bamboo wouldn't eventually reappear from fragments of root left behind.

Like other tenacious weeds, bamboo requires eternal vigilance. If you replant with very tough, vigorous species they may outgrow the bamboo for a while.....

Answer 6

You have to dig it out. Bamboo is a renewable hardwood. Cut it down and it'll just grow back up, unlike most trees.

Answer 7

you can't just cut it down you will have to dig it all up. and do not put salt on you soil unless you don't want to plant anything for a while since it will kill anything that tries to grow there. Bamboo is a great landscaping tool but if you don't wan tit see if anyone else wants it offer it up on free-cycle and have them dig it up .... I would take it if I lived near ya ....
Good luck!

Answer 8

Chop off the bamboo as close to the ground as possible.
Cover all chopped area with discarded hard cartoon and leave it there.
Cutting off sunlight will stop photosynthesis,hence stop further growth.
Conditions for plant growth. water,sunlight,soil

Answer 9

This is a characteristic of bamboo, it's rapid growth, the only solution is to uproot it.

Answer 10

i have the same problem. cutting it down makes it grow even faster. wish i knew what to tell you. bamboo does put off heat. and it makes me put off heat also. good luck