bamboo shoots

[David Riding]

Got some bamboo roots grinded out today for customer (about a 10ft by 6ft area). Raked all the visible bamboo waste out, I presume these will resprout before long. What can be done to stop this. I was thinking of similar techniques to removal of knot weed but their are many saplings between bed of ground out bamboo. Any ideas?

[Dean Lofthouse]

David, I did a similar job and tipped the ground up waste in my wood, big mistake.

 

The way I controlled them in the end was to keep taking off new shoots as soon as they appear until they sucumbed it took two years

[skyhuck]

David, I did a similar job and tipped the ground up waste

 

 

WASTE!!!!!!!!!!!!! you mean "arisings" surly!!!

[Dean Lofthouse]

WASTE!!!!!!!!!!!!! you mean "arisings" surly!!!

 

Now that "WAS" waste, one of the very few times I could say it was. The most annoying thing it was not Tree Surgery, it was an old woman I did a favour for, someone had given her a Bamboo plant which had over come her flower beds and I did it free

[skyhuck]

Now that "WAS" waste, one of the very few times I could say it was. The most annoying thing it was not Tree Surgery, it was an old woman I did a favour for, someone had given her a Bamboo plant which had over come her flower beds and I did it free

 

You are a Saint!!

[Dean Lofthouse]

You are a Saint!!

 

I'll see you in Heaven mate, cos thats where I'm ending up.

[john burgess]

I presume these will resprout before long. What can be done to stop this. I was thinking of similar techniques to removal of knot weed but their are many saplings between bed of ground out bamboo. Any ideas?

 

Spray with poraquat or roundup

[Dean Lofthouse]

Spray with poraquat or roundup

 

Tried that John, didn't work

[john burgess]

Tried that John, didn't work

 

Sodim chlorate or Amicide or SBK

[Asplen]

Controlled fire?