How to Kill Bamboo: 3 Steps
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- People make so many mistakes when trying to kill bamboo. Learn how to kill bamboo and its roots and rhizomes, permanently! Bamboo is an extremely aggressive invasive plant that can be tough to kill. For this tough job, use the revolutionary foam herbicide system from Green Shoots. www.greenshoot... (Note: the general steps identified in this video for treating bamboo are based on techniques developed by Dr. Francis Gouin, formerly at the University of Maryland.)
Here's how to eradicate bamboo permanently:
0:25 - First step, in late spring, cut the bamboo clump close to ground level.
1:15 - Second step, in the fall, apply a foliar application of foam herbicide, i.e., apply foam herbicide to the leaves.
1:31 - Third step, re-treat the green foliage 2 weeks after the initial treatment.
The system used in this video, the Green Shoots foam herbicide system has several advantages over conventional spray systems. First, it is low drift. The foam does not create fine drops like conventional spray systems. Second, foam herbicide sticks to the foliage of the weed. It doesn’t drip like drops from a conventional spray system. Third, the foam herbicide dries slowly. This increases uptake and translocation of the herbicide so that plant roots can be killed. Fourth, the foam herbicide is highly concentrated. This ensures that the mixture is sufficiently powerful to do the job. As explained in the video, using the foam herbicide system to kill bamboo is easy.
For those of you who plant "Clumping" bamboo; bamboo will live forever without incredible effort to kill it. If you plant your clumping bamboo on your property line it will get larger in all directions and WILL be a problem for your neighbors eventually. If you plant running bamboo and don't construct adequate barriers to contain it it will spread to your neighbor's property. At this time the bamboo planted by a long dead next door neighbor gardener is destroying my garage and driveway. It comes up through the slab and into the walls of my garage. It has broken up the driveway and lifted slabs of concrete as much as 10 inches. All spring and summer I cut new growth every 2-3 days and pour herbicide into the culms. It sends shoots under the garage and into my garden. It has sent rhyzomes over a concrete curb and down into my neighbor's garden. It is in 3 gardens OTHER than the one where it was planted.
Leefi1 - that's definitely the best advice - don't plant it in the first place because it's an invasive, non-native. I would still urge you to apply the herbicide in the late summer or fall using the method outlined in the video. I truly believe you will have much better success and help save your garage and driveway.
Dude, I totally feel for you. Bamboo is a fucking nightmare!
True, my parents planted it fifty years ago and now I'm having to deal with it.
it has totally taken over the back part of my land that I dont use . But I have to deal with it in my in used backyard now . Just been running over shoots with the mower . But i can dig an inch or so down and see roots going everywhere. I`m screwed . @@snc9584
leefi1 That sounds like running bamboo. Not clumping.
The only way to truly kill bamboo is to remove it or starve it for light and water with a thick tarp. Poison doesn't always spread throughout the entire rhizome structure, so while you may have killed the clumps you see, you still end up with new clumps popping up in other locations.
If you do want to use poison to speed up the process, you need to brush it onto freshly cut stalks, cut below the lowest visible segment, within 5-10 seconds of making the cut, then cover the stalks with a tarp. Do this during the active growing season, not before it goes dormant! What you are trying to do is starve the rhizomes which store a lot of energy and can spread extremely far, such as under a 20ft wide driveway. The more the bamboo tries to grow new stalks to reach the sun, the more energy it wastes. Dig out all new growth (I like to then spray the ground with a little glyphosate afterwards) and then cover the area with more tarp. Remember, bamboo is one plant connected by the rhizome, so any new sprouts can feed the entire system.
Repeat this until until winter, then can check for new growth in the spring. If you have no new growth, you're likely home free and can replant your yard, garden, etc. Be warned though, I have seen bamboo return up to three years later, so it's best to remain vigilant. Good luck - the stuff sucks!
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After cutting the bamboo, have you ever tried using a blowtorch on the soil where rhizomes are? I am only curious, though I have never tried it.
Omg we are digging it up now big huge mistake planting it !! Don’t ever ever ever plant bamboo it will run roots under the ground and take over your whole yard and neighbors yard and on an on , very very very invasive, the roots are hard to remove The roots are tough as nails and very hard to dig up without machinery . We rented a tractor tiller had to till the area several times, not sure if it is all gone yet !! It’s a living nightmare!!
@@browneyedgirl5127I made the same mistake planting bamboo. I am now on my fourth weekend trying to dig it all up and it’s like concrete. I advise anyone to buy a big heavy pick axe. You will need it. The roots go down three or four inches and you have to get under it to get it all out. I could not break it up without slicing the mass up with a sharp saw. I hit the top of the saw to slice it up, it’s then easier to leaver the roots out with the pick axe. I am into my Fourth weekend. I am so sorry I planted this nightmare. Even if you kill it will boiling water or herbicide the root mass stays the same and is not any easier to remove. I tried all these methods. At the end I had to dig it out
Nate, thanks for the comment! For smaller, younger infestations (without a big rhizome-root mass), digging can work great.
@UA-camhas Died I am sorry to hear you say that. I strive to be evenhanded. I follow scientific developments pretty closely, for example, with regard to glyphosate toxicity. Since I use such herbicides myself (as judiciously as possible), I don't want to endanger myself or others. Virtually every regulatory agency not just in the US but also in Europe and Asia (Japan) have not found significant cancer risk from glyphosate. I find that reassuring.
@UA-camhas Died I am fully aware of that. A civil jury is not an expert scientific panel.
@UA-camhas Died Ok. Thanks for the comments.
My neighbors "it gives great privacy. But we stint know much about it" I'm in a 3 year battle. Lived in Hawaii i know how awful it is. I wanted a garden but sadly i cannot with all the dangerous bamboo growing in my yard. I have 4 kids who can't play tripping on it and the stuff even trips me! Grows at a point, fast and viciously and my kids can't even play in their own yard 😢
Ugh. It is really hard to get rid of it if neighbors won't cooperate. There are underground barriers that can help, but you probably already know about those.
@@GreenShoots aside from a concrete barrier I havent looked too far into much other than being turned down by every landscaping company Ive called in the past year. They just wont deal with bamboo :( I honestly do not blame them one bit though! I considered buying goats though It went from a 1 ft problem to a 48 foot problem :(
@@SandersonPartyof7 here is one such barrier. www.landscapediscount.com/CuTex-Copper-Composite-Root-Barrier-p/cutex-3.9x100.htm I don't know if these work. You might want to do a fair amount of research. Good luck!
According to this video, I'm not dealing with bamboo. The alien infestation in my yard can grow a foot in a week and won't wait patiently for fall as shown in the animation. It sprouts randomly on my lawn up to 12 feet away from the fence. If left alone, it will grow to an inch in diameter. I need a more drastic approach. Edward sissorhands comes to mind....
You can definitely do mechanical removal during the spring and summer, especially digging out the bamboo. This coupled with fall applications of herbicide as described in the video can be very effective. You can also use an herbicide like imazapyr which will have more effectiveness in the spring. However, be very careful. Imazaypyr has much greater soil activity and can harm nearby desirable plants. That's the main reason I don't typically recommend use of that herbicide.
truly a blessing from god. I would harvest the strong, durable iron rods and build wonders with them.
@@outsidetesseract6389 Please do!
There is a recent study (Nov. 2017) from the National Cancer Institute finding no link between glyphosate use and agricultural workers. Here's an article from the Washington Post about the study: www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/study-finds-no-firm-link-between-chemical-in-popular-weedkiller-and-cancer/2017/11/10/1f8096c0-c578-11e7-aae0-cb18a8c29c65_story.html?.56e376fd42d2. Remember also that lawn mowers pose risks too!
Jane - I would change the approach since it's late in the season. Here's what i would suggest - cut the tall stems and immediately apply a concentrated herbicide to the freshly cut stumps. If there are short stems apply herbicide to the leaves in a concentration appropriate for foliar applications. The herbicide label will describe the appropriate concentration. You will likely get regrowth next spring. For the regrowth follow the instructions in the video.
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I'm not so worried about the weedkiller, as the idea of a chainsaw! 😂
That's a sensible concern! Most people don't need to use one for bamboo.
Not putting toxic chemicals on my land...
If you choose not to use an herbicide, you can dig the bamboo out. That's probably the best alternative. It's a lot of work, but if one is persistent, it will do the job. As a general matter with regard to herbicides, however, I don't know of one major restoration of a natural area that did not involve herbicide use especially in the early stages when infestations of non-native plants are worst. Within a very short time (a few years), these degraded areas can be turned into pretty diverse ecosystems that support pollinators and all kinds of wildlife. And, herbicide use can be dramatically curtailed as the restoration progresses. I urge you to go to one of these restored areas. The transformation can be stunning.
wow, lot's of salty comments on here (no pun intended). thanks for the tip. responsible and correct application of glyphosate is certainly doable.
This method has worked for me in part. I out the roots once they get weak
If the herbicide treatment was at least fairly successful, then removing any part of the rhizome by digging, etc., should be much easier.
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Will the foam herbicide kill the tree or roots that the bamboo has surrounded?
No it won't kill nearby desirable plants that are different species from the target weed. Just follow the label instructions and make sure you don't touch the leaves or live tissue on the desirable plant.
i am tilling up area that i had mowed for some time.what i am noticing is the shoots that i cut have stopped sprouting up and have spiderwebbed underground,creating a mass of roots in all directions. does anyone know if the "hairs" of roots can propagate if the arenot removed from ground?
Kevin - are they detached from a larger piece of the rhizome?
It's October and I want to start the process now....do I use the same steps?
Jane Dumestre : No ! Use a pick-axe + cover with a heavy sheet of plastic to cut out light. Never ever use chemicals. Our Earth deserves better !
@@77777aol hell no im using chemicals all of them
May as well leave this here... I've been professionally gardening for a long time. I have chemical use certificates and Roundup ha a lot of bad press.. Because of Monsanto... Roundup/glyphosate becomes inactive as soon as it touches soil. It isn't harming the earth. To kill tough roots I always use SBK as an alternative - esp for bamboo growing through grass areas, as SBK will not kill grass.
Also worth a mention that Roundup has no COSHH labeling. The chap that ran the Chem training course actually said you could drink it! Not that I've tried or would recommend anyone to do so...
Herbicides work best in autumn/fall because the plants are taking nutrients back to roots, so if you can get your herbicide in the mix, your treatments will work.
Can you help? My unpleasant neighbour is about to plant bamboo along her side of garden. It will creep into mine. I've seen how bamboo has wrecked my son's garden. I wondered if lots of salt along my border might protect my garden from the roots before she plants. There are no plants that can be destroyed. It's worrying me sick. Thanks for any advice.
I definitely wouldn't use salt. It will contaminate the soil indefinitely. You might explore burying copper wire mesh. it would be laborious but there is research showing it works.
Dig a trench and put a plastic barrier in the trench.
@@GotoHere do you cover the plastic with dirt?
I put 400 pounds on my bamboo and it didn't faze it kept growing
Hello, we’re you be able to content your neighbour’s bamboo. I purchased a running bamboo, still small in a planter. Still have ti decide either planter or ground. Thanks
Will have to try it
Its Aug 1 and the bamboo is getting out of control. I have dug what I can, but can I now apply Round-Up to the leaves or should I cut it back first, then wait 10-14 days, and then apply?
If you are in the U.S. I would wait until early fall to apply.
@@GreenShoots thank you
Thanks for the presentation. Will use Roundup once summer arrives in three months.
dont use roundup, it wont work. The only way to permanently get rid of it is to get the roots out
Oddly, I came here to see what could be killing my bamboo. I have a small grove that I want to live, but is struggling. I wonder if it was the pine tree that was killing it.
trigggl : A more powerful plant will take nutrients out of the soil that other plants nearby fight for. [For anyone else reading this looking to remove bamboo : Use a pick-axe + cover with a heavy sheet of plastic to cut out light. Never ever use chemicals. Our Earth deserves better!]
I am trying to get rid of mine, it is going rampant in my yard! If you live by I would like to give you mine!
It’s your neighbor who doesn’t appreciate it spreading into his yard.
Ronad - if you can treat those small shoots before the plant goes dormant for the year, i.e., dies back, you should have good success. Be sure to treat all the shoots that are popping up.
This isn’t the most efficient way. My company cuts the stocks close to the ground, drills holes, and then fills it with the poison. It’s much quicker than a three quarters of a year long process
That's an interesting approach. I have not tried nor have I read about that process being used on bamboo. (It appears similar to the injection method used for invasive knotweeds.) The things I don't like about the injection process when used on knotweed are: it uses a lot of herbicide; it is time-consuming to inject each stem; and, it doesn't work on really small stems.
Not very eco friendly though, is it? Just a lazy way to do it.
Don't take what I'm about too personal, but it seems that your process and other people's videos on UA-cam pertaining to removing bamboo, takes way too much time and has too many steps. It's a lot easier to just dig it up and be done with it. It's not like it has a deep root system. A spade shovel works wonders.
Nate In TX I forgot to put "to say" in the beginning of that sentence.
+Nate In TX I agree with you and I have done this however a lot of runners have gone under my neighbors concreted driveway so i need a way to poison without being able to dig. Keeps popping up everywhere.
did you ever find a solution to kill bamboo.?
yes i did actually
its called Grazon with a Wetting agent. I got it from a specialised place. Be warned the poison is strong stuff but definitely kills it. good luck :)
Without a backhoe, the bamboo that has invaded my garden is impossible to dig. The culms and rhyzomes are extremely dense and deep.
My neighbor had planted bamboo along his property line. It has come over to our lawn I wish that the neighbor hadn’t planted them. They could have put up fence but no they went with bamboo for privacy. I might need to do this to his bamboo and the invading bamboo so that it can be gone permanently.
That's very unfortunate. There are barriers you can buy to bury to prevent encroachment. They have to be pretty deep.
I had a three feet barrier AND STILL HAVE RUNNING BAMBOO coming up.@@GreenShoots
Why
Most bamboo in the U.S. is non-native, especially if you live outside the southeast U.S. If it's in your yard or garden it is probably non-native.
@@GreenShoots how shuld i know that that was in america
@@ankistisk I should have stated that if I didn't in the video.
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Use LOPPING SHEARS + PICK-AXE [ideally one with a mattok head] + COVER with a heavy sheet of plastic to cut out light. NEVER USE CHEMICALS; OUR EARTH DESERVES BETTER ! [If you like bamboo, put it in a container. In France it is law that you must do so]
Sorry for the late response. Mechanical methods no doubt can work if one is persistent and is ready for some hard work. I worked for many years as a landscaper. Excavation is tough work! Covering, as others have noted in these comments, is plagued with problems. I have not seen evidence of that working. Most large scale restorations in this country and others involve some level of chemical use. That chemical usage dramatically drops once native plants are established.
Herbicide? Really? Get bent.
Yes, really. It makes sense to use herbicides in many instances such as wildland reclamation if they are used with precision and with proper protective gear.
goats is the best! cut the bamboo and let the goats eat all new growing bamboo
Goats could definitely do the job! They are a legitimate answer to dealing with invasive plants, especially woody ones. They will eat what they want to eat - not always what we want them to eat which means you have to fence them off from plants you want preserved. Goat work especially well on challenging terrain and for large scale projects of heavily invaded sites. Have you used goats on bamboo?
@@GreenShoots yes, we had invasive, the goats keep it down. now we will help the neighbour to kill the bambu.
@@oliverroedel1111 That's excellent, Oliver!
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