7daysinaweek Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Right. A good 15 years ago i got a small bamboo from b&q it said clump forming on the tin, fast forward until last month and it had grown savage, spreading at will and was around 8 feet high. It had engulfed one of my buddliea. I decided enough was enough and onto the interweb and read to cut it back to about 10 inches then let sprout again and spray it to give it the old heave ho. I attacked it with the chainsaw and I have now noticed some green shoots coming through, I did try digging out with a fork however it would not even shift a small clump. I have some Rosate 36 which I think is strong round up and am waiting for it to grow so I can blast it with it. The question is for the Pw plant horticultural types (Ahem, a certain canine may know) was this a good idea and will the spray kill it off or am I doomed to have a revival of a Tenko village dramatization setting. atb 7diaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Hateful stuff. I've poured diesel on it before and set it alight. Then very slowly dug it out. I wouldnt recommend it there tho. I've no idea how to kill it err. Legally.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 I did similar to some bamboo. Also spray it as it is in your picture to make sure. It kills it off . Getting it out can be hard. A larger more accessible patch was dug out with a digger. The hand tools couldn't touch the sides. Wont have it in the garden again unless in a pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 As gingercat says, you'll be lucky yo get it out by hand, the root system is a pig.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Pick ax, axe and a machete and a days work unfortunately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Eat three Weetabix and set aside a day to dig it out. There is no alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Yes, as soon as you have some green showing spray or better paint with a brush and use the strong brushwood killer herbicide. As said above expect to lose some sweat getting the root out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Our neighbours have loads and it keeps spreading out side of the fence and across the lawn bloody stuff. I’ve tried cutting and filling the stems with neat roundup and it knocks it a bit but not much. Some is now 14ft tall or so and over shadowing my veg patch so not that impressed with it.. in your case at least you can deal with it at source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 8 minutes ago, JDog said: Eat three Weetabix and set aside a day to dig it out. There is no alternative. Only three Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatchap Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Panda? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 9 minutes ago, fatchap said: Panda? Yep thats the way forward make sure it's not from Wuhan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 The smaller patch I had was cut back with a hedge cutter and then "mowed" down to soil. The weedkiller did the job on the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 I've yet to find anything that can resist my mattock , its brutal but effective and a great way to burn calories and sweat away any frustration, the best £20 you'll spend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratlegs Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 I know this is a bit risky Years ago we had an Ants nest in the lawn at the time i had just recovered an old mower half a cup of stale petrol into nest hole in less than an hour a circle of brown grass a foot across after that saved the rest and applied to stuborn weeds with a brush worked every time Please be careful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 I've used petrol on a wasps nest, but I set it alight after a minute or two of letting it soak in. Bit more than a cup full 🤫 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Park an old landrover over it. The oil leaks will kill anything, as I found out when I parked my old Royal Enfield next to the privet hedge when I was a teenager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 My wife planted some that she was given from a "friend". She eventually let me get at it when the neighbor mentioned he had some shoots coming up in his garden - I ended up removing a massive ball of roots that must have been two foot in diameter. She found somewhere that told he to spray with vinegar into the ground where it had been. Didn't get any re-occurrence of it growing again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 2 hours ago, figgy said: I've used petrol on a wasps nest, but I set it alight after a minute or two of letting it soak in. Bit more than a cup full 🤫 Yup works a treat. Only a good brush killer spray will have any effect. Glypho will only shrivel the leaves. It WILL take repeated treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted April 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) Thank you all for taking the time to post. Some interesting options, I think I will pass on any flammables as I can be clumsy with stuff like that and don't think the local fire brigade will be happy getting called out in the present climate. 😁 I think it will be the 3 weetabix job and if anything comes back I will spray the blighter. I am off for a few days next week so may have a bash at it, I will keep you posted. atb 7diaw Edited April 9, 2020 by 7daysinaweek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sussexboy Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Good luck! Sounds worse than the Pampas Grass we inherited with the house and that was bad enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 On 09/04/2020 at 08:04, JDog said: Eat three Weetabix and set aside a day to dig it out. There is no alternative. Except for setting up a giant panda rescue centre 😂😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted April 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 This morning I decided to have a go at tackling the said Triffid. What a bloomin nightmare, I have barely scratched the surface trying to get it out. The fork can get under the edges but I fear that applying any further pressure will damage the shaft. I tried with the spade and when I attack it, it bounces off it and sends vibrations right up me arms. I was used to this when I was a youngen digging stop ended rabbits out when ferreting under hedges. Not any more, think I going to ache tomorrow. My mistake today was only eating two weetabix and not three as suggested by JDog. Will have anther bash at it tomorrow. Ditchman just posted in another thread that the wives beat us up if we lay about idol. He is not wrong, look what Mrs 7days has done to me as I was not digging quickly enough. 🤣 atb 7diaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 Ours has been there 7-8years, I like it, hides my neighbour when he sits on his raised balcony at the end of the garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 All bamboo are vulnerable to glysophate weedkiller. Spray liberally a few times and it will die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 29 minutes ago, welsh1 said: Ours has been there 7-8years, I like it, hides my neighbour when he sits on his raised balcony at the end of the garden. I too, are a fan of bamboo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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