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Sympathise completely. We had a 16 year old bamboo placed on patio slabs retained in a decking board raised bed of 3 foot depth. The bamboo deepdived out the back of it ,into soil and under concrete post's into neighbouring garden. Took 4 weeks to get out using root riot spade. As it disappeared under the patio we've had to use the strongest glycinate weed killer to treat it. It gave amazing privacy as a screen but what a thug to deal with. I've hopefully saved some clumps but will be kept in large pots placed on bricks above ground.

Yes I agree they are a pain in the ass to control I have some now growing to my next door neighbor 😮

Thank you for posting this! The property I just bought has some running bamboo. The tricky part for me has just been following those damn rhizomes around haha! The only positive thing is that you don't have to dig very deep to get at it, but it's just such a pain in the ass trying to figure out where it's going.

Is this a running bamboo I wanted to plant a clumping bamboo in my garden is that not a good idea.

its a nightmare ... luckily when we built a granny flat in out back garden we had a professionals use a digger to get heaps of it out. . But we were still left with a bit. I've cut it right down and we are hoping that a stump grinder will be able to get rid of the last few roots.. wish us luck!!

If you did it correctly you wouldn't have issues with bamboo other than the shedding of the leaves .

It’s a beautiful grass but yeah I agree, don’t plant it in the open. Perhaps a cement planter would contain it.

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I have had good luck with clumping bamboo. Running bamboo is the Devil.

Some folks do not understand bamboo. You'll have to sign a contract with the bamboo and it needs your attention. Plant it in a very poor soil place and it will grow,why? Because it is actually a type of grass. It will grow much faster than grass. Where bamboo grows naturally it over comes. Different bamboo act differently. And have better means of removing it! Only one video should not determine your decision. Just plant it in a place you are ok with it going around it! Killing whats around it and basically treat it like a wall!. You can shape it like you a table that is really short and heavy on top of the bamboo and it will grow side ways or through it, choose your bamboo carefully. And you will have a free chair in a week

nice post Gingerking. I'M FEELING EVERYONES PAIN HERE. I have 3 clumps of Buddah Belly bamboo at around 10 years of growth. Two clumps have been cut down ( around 100 poles each) and the root bases have interconnected in a 9 x 3 Meter matt of doom. At about 600mm at its deepest, it is thick and rock solid. I swear it could support a lighthouse. it is also bulging into the fence and has popped a few panels. the neighbour is very patient. Thankyou Mr neighbour. Cutting and discarding the poles was the easy part, and they were 8m long. I have used an axe, long handle secateur and sledge hammer to get 1 x 450mm diameter rootball out, which looks like 0.25% of the total mass remaining. REALLY hard yakka. I've thought about a jackhammer with a sharp blade or a quick cut concrete saw to loosen or detach the roots into manageable sizes before getting an excavator with a rock grabber to lift it out. Basically destroying the yard and requiring a re-Turf. Stump grinder/ crane / NUKE? anyone? Reciprocal saws with chunky blades work well, but you chew through them when cutting close to the dirt and gravel. The only advice I have for anyone regarding bamboo is simple, NEVER PLANT BAMBOO UNLESS YOU LIKE PAIN, SUFFERING AND MONETARY LOSS. Find a native and non invasive solution for screening.

Is this the bamboo support group? Thanks for putting out the video. Just got done excavating my back yard to get bamboo roots out that had escaped a planter box, through gravel, and a root barrier. I feel your pain. Would add that a reciprocating saw does help out a lot when going through the root clumps.

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how do you not like bamboo I've planted heaps in my garden and the video didn't help litteraly all you were doing was telling us not to plant bamboo.

We've just finished cutting out seven years growth, this morning. It took a week and a half of cutting and burning. We found covering it, letting it dry out, then used a steel pry bar and a pair of secaturs to be sufficient enough. It destroyed my garden fork too. We"ll be dowsing it in root killer and putting in a root barrier, before we back fill it. with soil. I feel your pain buddy.

I recently moved into a new house. And the land lord was so proud of the bamboo that he planted in the back yard. Problem is he let it get out of control and it has taken over almost half the yard. It's going to be an absolute bitch getting that crap out of there!

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Thanks so much for posting...we're finding our story to be the same as yours (unfortunately). We've prayed and danced, and thought of all kinds of crazy things (portable waterjet cutter)... Seems like heavy equipment (crawler, backhoe etc) or your method are best. Super-heavy duty stump grinder might do the trick if it can get in there.

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Wow, I’m about to plant a few running bamboo for my yard. I bought the 24 deep barrier to go around it. You said the bamboo grew around or past the barrier?

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Nice mate Getting bamboo out is so hard make more videos please you helped me remove mine you legend I love you

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I baught the exact same toy today, and now that I watched ur video, I'll have to put it in the pub, and no more a kids toy! Lollll I thought it was singing : " sleep now my winky dinky ding...... " but your version sound more a like!

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