Forum home› Talkback
This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.

killing bamboo not wild life

Maggie jonesMaggie jones Posts: 59
in Talkback

is that a bamboo with runners is spreading, under the fence, round the waterfall, and will probably pierce the pond liner at some point. 

I am thinking about cutting the bamboo down to 6" and then injecting the hollow stems with a weed killer or a chemical to get down to the roots and kill the bamboo systemically.  News that glyphosphate is carcinogenic...........

But what will the consequences be for the wild life, how can I protect them.

Digging out is not a option.  

«1

Posts

  • LoganLogan Posts: 2,532
    Hi if it's just on the bamboo it should be ok make sure you don't get it in the pond.look on rhs.org.uk and rspb.org.uk they might helpimage
  • Maggie jonesMaggie jones Posts: 59

    thank you

  • Maggie jonesMaggie jones Posts: 59

    Yes it is bamboo.  Its just my cut and paste was lax.

  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384
    jo47 wrote (see)

    and exposure to even low levels of glyphosphate impairs honey bee navigation.... (Balbuena et al. July. 2015).image

    Good to know.

    So never spray plants while they are in flower.

    Simples.

    image

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    Glyphosate is inactivated and breaks down when it hits soil according to the manufacturers.  Are they telling untruths?

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • Maggie jonesMaggie jones Posts: 59

    So if a poisoned bamboo flowers I must cut the flowers off and dispose.?  I planned to dribble the glyphosphate down the inside of the hollow stem of the cut bamboo hopefully so the roots take it up.

     

Sign In or Register to comment.