Grove-forming or clumpy bamboo varieties can be removed relatively easily. These include, for example, the not hardy Fargesia. They form new stalks directly from the root ball and spread only slowly. They are more like large tufts of grass than bamboo fields.
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Be careful with bamboo varieties without limits
In the bamboo grove, the rhizomes branch out to such an extent that bamboo shoots sprout from the earth all over the garden. And they don't stop at the neighboring property either. Rhizomes spread out as thick oval-shaped roots. They develop into new root balls with their own shoots. Such bamboo varieties without limits are, for example:
- Sasa
- Pleioblastus
- Phyllostachys
Their rhizomes branch up to 10 meters in all directions and up to 1 meter deep. It is better to dig up and remove the mother plant and all rhizomes early rather than late. They grow through and damage masonry, buildings, sidewalks and streets!
Knowing how and using the right tools is half the job
Digging up an overgrown bamboo is a power project. Not only brains are required here, but you have to plan and calculate maloche, backbreaking work and special tools and excavators. The garden has to be dug up and rebuilt. Important: The excavation must be completed in one growing season!
The excavation begins where the bamboo stalks furthest from the mother plant sprout from the ground. The closer you get to the mother plant, the stronger and harder the roots are. Sift through the excavated soil and remove bamboo rhizomes before backfilling the soil. The best spades to dig up bamboo:
Holstein grave spade for normal work
Dig drainage spade with fiberglass handle for bamboo barrier
Rodespade with D-handle - forged from one piece - for digging out bamboo
Limit instead of letting it grow rampant
The best weapon against proliferation is to isolate: With a special plastic barrier you can clearly delimit the bamboo location. Then the bamboo will pretty sure stay within its boundaries and won't undermine the entire garden. Control is safest. Therefore check often whether the rhizomperre is tight.
Tips & Tricks
The rhizomes must not be in the compost! A new plant can form from each separated rhizome or one that has remained in the ground! And the work was in vain!
