Bam Boo Removal ???

[Phinc]

Short of renting heavy equipment and digging a hole in a customers yard ... Anybody ever try to dig this crap up ?? I tried to dig it all today and that @#$*&^% was every where !!! Any help would be great . Thanks Paul

[PORTER 05]

ya we took some up in the beginning of the season by hand ( shovel , loppers )--it was rought !!!! theres these long roots that jet out under the soil, and the rootball itself is very tough to put the shovel through, i sopose it depends on how big they are, ours were in the 7-8 foot range..10 + i think would be very tough by hand.

good luck-

[Phinc]

Yea pick and shovel was all I had. It just seems never ending !! Maybe some explosives ??? That would be too easy.

[KevinACrider]

You really can't remove bamboo. Even after you think it's all gone, it will be back. It's been know to grow under roadways and sprout up in other people's yards.

[Throgmorton]

We took some out with a large backhoe then tilled the soil. We got most of it but it still will come back. It's about like getting rid of bermuda grass.

[Phinc]

Well I'm in the process of tyring to save the bermuda and eliminate the bam boo. I didn't think about tilling it up. I'm just not sure I can get that deep ???

[KevinACrider]

You'll need to get a few feet deep.

[robtown]

typiclly bamboo roots dont go deeper than 30 inches

[maintenanceguy]

cut it down, and kill the stubble with roundup. Then kill it again with roundup in a few weeks. You may need a third application later.

Then, if you wish to seed, you'll need to till the area to a few inches deep and rake out the old bamboo stubble that floats to the top.

[White Gardens]

cut it down, and kill the stubble with roundup. Then kill it again with roundup in a few weeks. You may need a third application later.

Then, if you wish to seed, you'll need to till the area to a few inches deep and rake out the old bamboo stubble that floats to the top.

I agree, if you want to go a step further, keep spraying any new shoots for a year to make sure it's dead. Then do what you need to do.

[poolboy]

Can you cover it up with a tarp for a few months; it'll rot it's self out. That is what I had to do several years back at my home.

[Green Finger]

bam boo is worse than crabgrass. You have to BURN IT. scorch it. because it spreads worse than anything.

It starts with one stalk. Then you have a forest. I had a customer next to a lady who grew it because they used it in cooking.

Most landfills don't like to take it. You have to bag it and sneak it in.

[Phinc]

Hey I really appreciate all the advice. I've dug up as much as I can, and POURED the Round Up in it so we'll see. I'll let you know if I ever get it all !!!
If I don't destroy her back yard first. Thanks again Paul

[JNyz]

Can you cover it up with a tarp for a few months; it'll rot it's self out. That is what I had to do several years back at my home.

This is a very good idea which will work. Also you can use a small stump grinder to till the soil deeper then a roto tiller.

[yardmanlee]

round up wont really be effective till it goes dormant in the fall, it will kill the top growth now but the roots will continue to spread