You might want to consider hiring a local landscaping company to do some of the work for you. The roots have been dug up, and now we need to know how to properly dispose of them. Bamboo is a type of grass so constant mowing with your mower set to its lowest setting will help to keep if from spreading
Bamboo Forest along the Pipiwai Trail, Haleakala National Park, Maui
If you want to get rid of the mature bamboo that is on your property, you will need to cut it back or dig it up and apply an herbicide, and the timing of the cutting and herbicide application is critical.
Clumping bamboo has had better reviews
It does have a different look so you will need to look at the varieties and consider if it fulfills the look and objectives you are hoping to attain * even so, they grow vigorously enough to require regular pruning in order to look their best. How to kill bamboo using glyphosate I was told you cut off each stalk about 8” to 1’ above ground and then use eye dropper to fill the inside tubular cavity of the cut stalk with glyphosate
Have you any experience or knowledge of this Is there a better way to kill bamboo If so what do you recommend? Squirrels love tender new bamboo shoots
The shoots are high in sugar and the squirrels like the sweet taste
The most effective way to save bamboo shoots from squirrels is to erect a physical barrier to the new shoots This will also discourage other rodents, like voles and mice Bamboo generally does well in water, and as long as you change the water regularly (every few days) Just make sure the cut end is submerged in clean water, and that the leaves are getting some indirect sunlight
A word of caution, bamboo planted outside can become quite invasive and very quick to grow beyond an intended planting area. For some reason, it’s only allowing me to send a picture of the bamboo but, the cypresses have large patches of brown/dead foliage my clumping/dying bamboo is around 12 years old Most stalks show green when scratched but otherwise are very unattractive. I'm leery of the bamboo plants growing around the house
We are attempting to erradicate bamboo in the back yard of a property we own
The bamboo shoots have been cut off and disposed of
