Don't know the answer, but It will come back as it is the spawn of Satan. Just had to use a bobcat to totally get rid of ours (knock on wood) after an 8 year battle.

nonameag99 said:

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Post free bamboo add on Craigslist

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And expect a bunch of responses asking how much less you'll take for it.

You could go feed a panda.

my brother in law has planted bamboo on my in-laws ranch. He heard that it was great as a wind block and the cows would eat it.

I told him that I've never heard of anyone planting bamboo, I mostly hear of people killing bamboo, that it'll take over quickly. I think he secretly has a desire to be the official bamboo provider for the Dallas Zoo.

I've been fighting a losing battle with bamboo for five years now. Even with roundup it's tough. Best way to terminate in my opinion is to actually dig out all the root system. Painstaking but the only way I have been able to really prevent it from returning. I would live it if someone had a better idea...

Find a Fiji and see if they'll send the entire pledge class over to cut it as decorations for island party.

Punji Sticks for making booby traps. If you read the Politics Board, civil war is coming. Take only gold for payment, though.

You realize "just say no" to bamboo is the only unanimous thread ever posted on Texags?

Log said:

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Bamboo is a grass. Grass doesn't like Roundup. Cut bamboo off at ground level. Immediately spray "stumps" with Roundup. Strip cut canes of leaves. Enjoy lifetime supply of tomato stakes. Respray the survivors stumps as needed.

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In my experience, bamboo can't be effectively controlled by RoundUp. Those rhizomes don't skip a beat on sending up new shoots. I had a year long battle with a backyard full on bamboo at a rental property we own. Cutting with a machete or reciprocating saw, then painting the stumps with Tordon RTU* provided about 95% kill on first treatment. I later used a mini skid steer to dig up the dead stumps.

*dont spray Tordon. The residual has a long soil life, will move down hill with rain/ground water and take out desirable trees.

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