Bamboo query

Our neighbour has alarge well established Bamboo clump right on the boundary between us and them - it is a beautiful example and provides privacy ad a fantastic sound in the breeze.

Unfortunately the bamboo is seriously invading our garden - we are seeing shoots of it coming up about two metres away in the middle of our lawn and in some of our flower beds.

I have several paving slabs spare and was considering using them to create a root barrier - if I do this how far down do I need to go? opur are there any other ways of dealing with this?

Thanks for any help/advice you can give on this.

 

I removed an 8 year old Bamboo last year, the roots were very densely packed tubers no more than 10 inches deep.

The slab idea sounds good, I would suggest that you angle the slabs a little so the horizontal root shoots will be pushed upto the surface, also leave the top 1 inch or so of the slab above the ground.

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Tim, If I were you I would pot them up and sell them. A weeny 2ft thing costs 12 quid. I just paid 25.00 for a 6 footer which in the garden centre would have cost me in excess of £50.00 errrr and dont forget I told ya so I want mine cheap

 

This is what I can't understand - if bamboo is so prolific - why is it so damned expensive :confused:

 

Smiffy maybe we just discovered a gap in the market. fancy going into business?
Beats pie eating anyday :p

 

Yes Nut :thumb: ! A definite moneymaker
We could do BOGAPF , buy one get a pie free :D

 

Marley

Have you tried choping the roots with a spade? I have and no it didn't work in the end I used a saw.

The problem I had was it flowered last year now it's dead, the one consolation is I have young plants growing around from the seeds.

Trevor