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Problematic Bamboo

earth2edenearth2eden Posts: 1
in Problem solving
Any suggestions as to how to kill bamboo shoots that invade my garden from my neighbor's yard? (I'm not able to dig a trench to create a barrier.)

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  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    All you can do, if unable to create a barrier, is to cut and remove anything appearing in your garden.
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    And be vigilant. They can run under slabs as well as lawn/flower beds and appear a long way away from the parent plant. As @KT53 says you can only just keep cutting the growths as you find them.
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    Serious problems require serious action.

    !.  Contact herbicide.  You will need to keep repeating.

    2.  Cut and burn.   You will need to keep repeating.

    3. Relocation herbicide.  Will travel backwards and kill the neighbour's host plant.

    Herbicides are taken off the approved list frequently, so enquire at your supplier.  And check that the label confirms their information.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
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