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Bamboo

adnanaadi645y1i_yGxeadnanaadi645y1i_yGxe Posts: 11
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 I have running bamboo in a stone hedge so can’t get at the running rhizome. Glyphosate hasn’t done the job despite repeated applications on new leaves after cutting down the bamboo, some of it over 14 feet high. Am considering the drastic diesel option. Can anyone persuade me not to ?

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Yes - it's a very dangerous solution.  :|
    You need a stumpkiller/brushwood product. SBK is the most readily available one - lots of places sell it. 
    https://www.homebase.co.uk/sbk-tree-stump-killer-concentrate-250ml/12828848.html
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Not sure what you mean by a "stone hedge" so perhaps you need to be more specific as to the site.
    There are other weedkillers - SBK eg but bear in mind that you need to apply at the correct time of year and wait for the chemical to be absorbed by the roots.
    Diesel is a contaminant as I'm sure you know - that should be enough of a persuasion for you to avoid using it in your garden :)
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Snap @Fairygirl ;)
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I wasn't sure about the stone hedge either @philippasmith2 :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • cmarkrcmarkr Posts: 142
    I assume it's estate agents speak for a wall!
    Would it be illegal to use an unapproved chemical as a herbicide or is it just illegal to market those products for unapproved uses?
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    I believe, at least here in Ireland, if you spill diesel you are required to report it as contamination and have it professionally cleaned up... it leaches into drainage systems and water courses and poisons the ecosystem.

    I imagine a stone hedge is a dry stone wall...
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
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