Stump Grinder for bamboo?

[kkk2]

We cut an area of bamboo down 2 years ago and have been treating the area with glyphosate and mechanical cutting to kill off the plants, we now have the rough stumps of the bamboo left. the area is bounded on one side by brick paving and on the other by a rubber soft play surface. Would a standard stump grinder grind down the bamboo, or any other suggestions would be welcome. Area is enclosed with pedestrian access only.

[peatff]

Flail mower might do the job for you.

[Andrew Gale]

I've ground out bamboo before but not in such a tight spot; you could get the bulk out with the grinder then attack the rest with a mattock?

[Ty Korrigan]

I grind bamboo then mattock out the rhizomes and use a fork to sift through for any living parts.

Ty

[kkk2]

Thanks for the replies, wasnt sure if the bamboo would be too fiberous for the chipper as all we can get in is a small pedestrian model, of which I have no experience.

[kentjames]

Depending on the quantity to be removed I would say a mattock is quicker from experience. Once you have an edge its easy to cube out and then replace the top soil afterwards for a thorough job of removal of all rhizomes.

[woodyguy]

Haven't seen your situation but generally a stump grinder would be overkill for bamboo. It has shallow roots so a sharp mattock and a scaffold pole to lever out should be all you need.

[Daniël Bos]

Sorry to derail but: KKK2, does your company uniform look a lot like a big white sheet, perhaps with a full face mask and a very pointy helmet?

[kkk2]

:-))

 

thank my parents for the K's

[Mountain man]

It sounds as if you're sure it's all dead. So I would have thought a pedestrian grinder would be fine.

I've used a mini digger before, once you get underneath the "carpet" it comes out ok.