DeanOfGreen
15th August 2007, 09:34 PM
I know I've got another thread regarding this so you can delete it if it's taking up room Mark.
Anyway, I'm getting ready to put a home on a plot of land I have.
I'm in Delaware and I can readily get Aureosulcata rhizomes.
1) I'm wondering if it is ok to plant them this late in the season.
Also, I've got neighbors on 2 sides of my plot and I don't want my boo spreading into their yards.
It's not financially feasible for me to buy rhizome barrier and I've heard that using a trench can be effective in containing your bamboo.
2) Do trenches work well?
3) Are there other alternative methods to trenches or rhizome barriers that I can use to contain my bamboo?
The guy I get my bamboo from has a backhoe so he usually just digs up an area around where the culms are sticking out of the ground so I get a good strip of rhizome.
4) When I'm getting the rhizomes should I aim for the area right around the culms? (I know the culms will die off, that doesn't matter) I just want good rhizomes that will give me new growth when the spring rolls around.
5) I've heard that mowing regulary keeps the bamboo in control. Seems simple enough since you can knock the new shoots over easily. Anyway, I've heard that the rhizomes will grow on the top of the ground thus making the yard look quite crappy. Is this true?
6) Last question, I know that the rhizomes spread out pretty far underground. Do I have to worry about them sending up culms underneath my mobile home or my house in the future and doing damage?
Anyway, I'm getting ready to put a home on a plot of land I have.
I'm in Delaware and I can readily get Aureosulcata rhizomes.
1) I'm wondering if it is ok to plant them this late in the season.
Also, I've got neighbors on 2 sides of my plot and I don't want my boo spreading into their yards.
It's not financially feasible for me to buy rhizome barrier and I've heard that using a trench can be effective in containing your bamboo.
2) Do trenches work well?
3) Are there other alternative methods to trenches or rhizome barriers that I can use to contain my bamboo?
The guy I get my bamboo from has a backhoe so he usually just digs up an area around where the culms are sticking out of the ground so I get a good strip of rhizome.
4) When I'm getting the rhizomes should I aim for the area right around the culms? (I know the culms will die off, that doesn't matter) I just want good rhizomes that will give me new growth when the spring rolls around.
5) I've heard that mowing regulary keeps the bamboo in control. Seems simple enough since you can knock the new shoots over easily. Anyway, I've heard that the rhizomes will grow on the top of the ground thus making the yard look quite crappy. Is this true?
6) Last question, I know that the rhizomes spread out pretty far underground. Do I have to worry about them sending up culms underneath my mobile home or my house in the future and doing damage?