Getting rid of bamboo

[Oddsocks15]

We have a large out of control bamboo plant in our garden that has become more like a weed. We have cut it back but obviously it just keeps coming back. How do you get rid of it once and for all?

Dig. A mattock (google it) will help. A 3-5lb mattock with a sharp edge is best. There is no sophisticated way to do it. Just smash the little bastard bugger out of the ground and then follow up when you see regrowth. If it is very well established you will have a fight on your hands.

Also te strongest glyphosate you can get to weaken it, a machete to cut it back and endless fucking patience.

I should like to slaughter the cretins who unleashed the bastard thing here.

MrsBertBibby ha ha, same here. We inherited the bastard plant when we bought the house

Dig and mow where possible.

'Bastard plant' seems appropriate!

An alternative is this..... every year rake up the leaves it drops and dispose of them. Bamboo needs silica and it is in short supply in most soils. By removing the fallen leaves you will exhaust the plants supply of silica. It will die of natural causes within 50 years!

Hope this helps!

If it's dependent on silica to survive, how would it get established in the first place?

Also inherited one. Also machete and dig out roots. This is year three or four and I think the first year I've not had little shoots to pull out, as it was difficult to remove all the bits of root. I quite enjoyed pulling out the shoots though!

JNS - it brings its own! The silica gives the leaf it's distinctive texture. It's a micro nutrient so only present in minute quantities. As the plant grows it draws silica from the soil. As leaves fall the silica is returned. Remove the fallen leaves and over time it struggles.

It was only a light hearted response and as I said it would take decades to kill the plant this way!

We sprayed with glyphosate and then got a man with a digger in