Bruce from Seattle Bamboo writing here. Our motto is "we solve bamboo problems' and have almost two decades of dealing with these problems. We suggest that 90% of the problems we solve are human attempts to confine it and the issues. that presents. This fellow has a great way to maintain a grove and so his planting will have a longer "shelf life" than most. Bamboo requires space. If you need assistance with a project that will not become a huge issue 10-15 years in the future please feel free to contact us.
Hey Bruce thanks for the comment, great to hear you are helping people tackle bamboo problems. Thanks for the kind words I think with a lot of things they just need the attention and time looking after them but sometimes people let them get a bit out of control. Thank you I will keep you in mind all the best 👍
My Bamboo is really getting out of hand, mostly because of my only being here for 4 months out of the year for 18 years, but now is within a few feet of the main PAVED ROAD. SO if it begins growing into the Assault, I am thinking I might be liable for repaving ???
@@sharon314 It is really best to remove the bamboo. The intelligent plant conserves energy and "runs" only when it "runs" out of resources where it was planted. When you do remove, water the ground deeply and wait a couple days before trying to dig up the rhizomes. We cannot stress enough that watering the bamboo regularly will prevent the plant from traveling to0 find moisture. Of course bamboo also needs soil nutrients and, very important, space. Space to grow new canes so the plant lives on when the aged canes die.
Rule #1 - Do not plant running bamboo. Clumping bamboo is also a pain in the ass, but with regular attention and a very deep root barrier it can be controlled / contained.
Hey, yeah it can become out of control in most gardens so not usually advised. I have seen it before growing in larger gardens and arboretums where it becomes self contained (over a large area) because of the ground it is growing in can only support so much of the plant. Yes clumping bamboo is a better option for most people but does require upkeep. 👍
This might surprise, but barrier around clumping bamboo is not suggested by us. When a clumping bamboo plant runs out of room or meets an obstruction the rhizomes metamorphs and travels in a similar fashion to running bamboo. Barrier plastic around clumping bamboo can force these morphed rhizomes deeper into the soil and be very hard to finally extract.
@@voudeaux Not in my experience. I have 10m2 of clumping bamboo with deep barriers (approx 300mm) on all sides. There has been no transgression of the barriers in 8 years, however I do maintenance that ensures the rhizomes are kept in check.
@@keefrasputin634 if you keep the rhizomes away from the barrier, that is all you have to do. Not sure why you wrote "not in my experience." If the rhizomes are not obstructed they will remain clumping tyoe.
Hello, good question you can either dry it and burn it using the ash on the garden, remove all the soil stones etc and shred it, if you have a long term compost pile you can break it down in that over a few years (cut it up to small pieces so it breaks down faster) or if you have a wildlife area, creating bug habitats is a great way to use them up. Hope this helps 😁👍
Great video, what variety of bamboo were these? We have just planted Gracilis slender weaver and china gold. Both clumping varieties that should not send running rhizomes 🤔
Hey Chris thanks very much for the comment. This is Phyllostachys Bissetii, yes I remember how are they getting on? Every bamboo does send rhizome roots out that's how the plant expands and grows. The difference is that running varieties send them a lot further where as clump forming bamboo localise their rhizome growth and form clumps with them. So you will still need to do a yearly root inspection like this if you don't have a root barrier and don't want it to get out of hand. I recommend this job yearly as its easier to dig them up while they are young however you could do this every 3 years but it would be a much bigger job to get back to the original size. Hope this helps mate 😁👍
@@gardenerstale ah yeah, early days with the clumps as they are only small now. It is good to know you are able to manage running varieties with disciplined maintenance and inspections. We also have some Phyllostachys Nigra in planter boxes and they are just sending up 1st year culms now. if they outgrow the planter boxes in a few years, I might consider moving them and using root barrier or a raised garden bed. 👍 (I think the warm Australian climate may cause more vigorous growth but possibly still manageable)
@@chrisc7262yeah the main thing with bamboo that has no barrier is looking how it grows every so often and being a bit disciplined with keeping the foliage and it's roots in shape. Yeah phyllostachys nigra is a nice variety as well that can get quite tall you could split them and re plant some in the planter and some in the ground. Yes definitely will thrive in your climate 😁👍
@@danielcurley1282hello, this bamboo has been in the ground for about 10 years so is quite mature hence the amount of growth it puts on in one year 😁👍
Our neighbors in back of us across the soft alley let their bamboo get out of hand. It spread into their neighbors yard, across a soft alley and into our yard and our neighbors yard. My wife and I had enough, we read up and fund if you cut it low and immediately spray heavy duty round up into the bamboo stalk as the sap brings the poison into the root. So we cut and sprayed hundreds of stalks and that knocked it out of our yard back into the soft alley. That was 15 years ago. every other year we have to repeat as the neighbors across that alley do nothing. One year the electric lines running through the bamboo failed and arced and the sparks started a huge fire. A house almost burned down because of this. First neighbor, original planter was sued and removed all their bamboo but their neighbor went free of having to remove the hundreds of stalks which are once again into the soft alley. At 70 years of age I am about done with digging and cutting and the removal of dead, cut stalks. so if you see it, get it early. If we had seen the bamboo and knew what we know now I would never have bought this house.
Hello, thank you for commenting and sharing your experience with bamboo, do you know what variety it was? Very sorry to hear that story it's a shame when gardens and certain plants are not given the respect and care they need as situations like this can happen.
That's a runner you're dealing with there. Clumping bamboos have completely round stem, runners have a flat on alternating sides of the internodes. Either type will eventually cause problems, but clumpers much more slowly.
Can't thank you enough, because you've given me hope that I can contain the outbreak. But even more thanks if you add an apostrophe to your channel name: "Gardener's Tale" or, if your name is Gardener or if there is more than one gardener: "Gardeners' Tale".
Hey Aron, well technically they are long rhizomes but effectively are runners that shoot away from the main clump so it can then form another clump next to itself and get bigger. However as you can see in the video it's not too difficult or time consuming to keep on top of the bamboo without a root barrier if regularly maintained 😁👍
Hey thanks for the comment yes sometimes in more hotter climates even the smaller bamboo varieties end up growing rather large! Do try looking at dwarf bamboo varieties 👍
Hello there,, that's really interesting you say that as this area where the bamboo is planted is mainly clay soil however with doing this method yearly with a fork and yearly mulching around the bamboo the soil has become lighter and easier to work. Initially absolutely was hard work but now the fork helps prize up the roots with little breakages where I have found spades can cut and leave roots in the ground. 👍
Good advice on keeping bamboo under control
Hey Graham thanks very much glad it was helpful 👍
Bruce from Seattle Bamboo writing here. Our motto is "we solve bamboo problems' and have almost two decades of dealing with these problems. We suggest that 90% of the problems we solve are human attempts to confine it and the issues. that presents.
This fellow has a great way to maintain a grove and so his planting will have a longer "shelf life" than most.
Bamboo requires space. If you need assistance with a project that will not become a huge issue 10-15 years in the future please feel free to contact us.
Hey Bruce thanks for the comment, great to hear you are helping people tackle bamboo problems. Thanks for the kind words I think with a lot of things they just need the attention and time looking after them but sometimes people let them get a bit out of control. Thank you I will keep you in mind all the best 👍
My Bamboo is really getting out of hand, mostly because of my only being here for 4 months out of the year for 18 years, but now is within a few feet of the main PAVED ROAD. SO if it begins growing into the Assault, I am thinking I might be liable for repaving ???
@@sharon314 It is really best to remove the bamboo. The intelligent plant conserves energy and "runs" only when it "runs" out of resources where it was planted. When you do remove, water the ground deeply and wait a couple days before trying to dig up the rhizomes.
We cannot stress enough that watering the bamboo regularly will prevent the plant from traveling to0 find moisture. Of course bamboo also needs soil nutrients and, very important, space. Space to grow new canes so the plant lives on when the aged canes die.
Rule #1 - Do not plant running bamboo.
Clumping bamboo is also a pain in the ass, but with regular attention and a very deep root barrier it can be controlled / contained.
Hey, yeah it can become out of control in most gardens so not usually advised. I have seen it before growing in larger gardens and arboretums where it becomes self contained (over a large area) because of the ground it is growing in can only support so much of the plant. Yes clumping bamboo is a better option for most people but does require upkeep. 👍
This might surprise, but barrier around clumping bamboo is not suggested by us. When a clumping bamboo plant runs out of room or meets an obstruction the rhizomes metamorphs and travels in a similar fashion to running bamboo.
Barrier plastic around clumping bamboo can force these morphed rhizomes deeper into the soil and be very hard to finally extract.
@@voudeaux
Not in my experience. I have 10m2 of clumping bamboo with deep barriers (approx 300mm) on all sides. There has been no transgression of the barriers in 8 years, however I do maintenance that ensures the rhizomes are kept in check.
@@keefrasputin634 if you keep the rhizomes away from the barrier, that is all you have to do. Not sure why you wrote "not in my experience." If the rhizomes are not obstructed they will remain clumping tyoe.
Many thanks for this practical advice
Hey Chris thanks very much for the comment your most welcome 😁👍
What is the best way to dispose the unwanted roots?
Hello, good question you can either dry it and burn it using the ash on the garden, remove all the soil stones etc and shred it, if you have a long term compost pile you can break it down in that over a few years (cut it up to small pieces so it breaks down faster) or if you have a wildlife area, creating bug habitats is a great way to use them up. Hope this helps 😁👍
Thanks!😊
Your very welcome thanks for the support 👍
Great video, what variety of bamboo were these?
We have just planted Gracilis slender weaver and china gold. Both clumping varieties that should not send running rhizomes 🤔
Hey Chris thanks very much for the comment. This is Phyllostachys Bissetii, yes I remember how are they getting on? Every bamboo does send rhizome roots out that's how the plant expands and grows. The difference is that running varieties send them a lot further where as clump forming bamboo localise their rhizome growth and form clumps with them. So you will still need to do a yearly root inspection like this if you don't have a root barrier and don't want it to get out of hand. I recommend this job yearly as its easier to dig them up while they are young however you could do this every 3 years but it would be a much bigger job to get back to the original size. Hope this helps mate 😁👍
@@gardenerstale ah yeah, early days with the clumps as they are only small now. It is good to know you are able to manage running varieties with disciplined maintenance and inspections. We also have some Phyllostachys Nigra in planter boxes and they are just sending up 1st year culms now. if they outgrow the planter boxes in a few years, I might consider moving them and using root barrier or a raised garden bed. 👍
(I think the warm Australian climate may cause more vigorous growth but possibly still manageable)
Hi, that bamboo has to be a running type right? The rhizomes were in excess of 5 feet so can't be a clumper after only being in the ground 1 year?
@@chrisc7262yeah the main thing with bamboo that has no barrier is looking how it grows every so often and being a bit disciplined with keeping the foliage and it's roots in shape. Yeah phyllostachys nigra is a nice variety as well that can get quite tall you could split them and re plant some in the planter and some in the ground. Yes definitely will thrive in your climate 😁👍
@@danielcurley1282hello, this bamboo has been in the ground for about 10 years so is quite mature hence the amount of growth it puts on in one year 😁👍
Our neighbors in back of us across the soft alley let their bamboo get out of hand. It spread into their neighbors yard, across a soft alley and into our yard and our neighbors yard. My wife and I had enough, we read up and fund if you cut it low and immediately spray heavy duty round up into the bamboo stalk as the sap brings the poison into the root. So we cut and sprayed hundreds of stalks and that knocked it out of our yard back into the soft alley. That was 15 years ago. every other year we have to repeat as the neighbors across that alley do nothing. One year the electric lines running through the bamboo failed and arced and the sparks started a huge fire. A house almost burned down because of this. First neighbor, original planter was sued and removed all their bamboo but their neighbor went free of having to remove the hundreds of stalks which are once again into the soft alley. At 70 years of age I am about done with digging and cutting and the removal of dead, cut stalks.
so if you see it, get it early. If we had seen the bamboo and knew what we know now I would never have bought this house.
Hello, thank you for commenting and sharing your experience with bamboo, do you know what variety it was? Very sorry to hear that story it's a shame when gardens and certain plants are not given the respect and care they need as situations like this can happen.
That's a runner you're dealing with there. Clumping bamboos have completely round stem, runners have a flat on alternating sides of the internodes. Either type will eventually cause problems, but clumpers much more slowly.
Can't thank you enough, because you've given me hope that I can contain the outbreak. But even more thanks if you add an apostrophe to your channel name: "Gardener's Tale" or, if your name is Gardener or if there is more than one gardener: "Gardeners' Tale".
Hello, you are very welcome thanks for taking the time to comment. Ah yes I will get that sorted thanks for pointing it out 😁👍
Hi, wait a second, clumping bamboo can have runners?? 😱 Thanks, Aron
Hey Aron, well technically they are long rhizomes but effectively are runners that shoot away from the main clump so it can then form another clump next to itself and get bigger. However as you can see in the video it's not too difficult or time consuming to keep on top of the bamboo without a root barrier if regularly maintained 😁👍
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Hey thanks for the comment yes sometimes in more hotter climates even the smaller bamboo varieties end up growing rather large! Do try looking at dwarf bamboo varieties 👍
you can do it because you soil is very light. And a fork is probably the worst tool for this.
Hello there,, that's really interesting you say that as this area where the bamboo is planted is mainly clay soil however with doing this method yearly with a fork and yearly mulching around the bamboo the soil has become lighter and easier to work. Initially absolutely was hard work but now the fork helps prize up the roots with little breakages where I have found spades can cut and leave roots in the ground. 👍