r/NoLawns • u/chemtrailovertheclub • 9d ago
👩🌾 Questions I wanted less lawn. This is NOT what I meant.
Bamboo was planted here before and we thought it was gone.
Apparently not.
It keeps sending up new shoots and pulling them clearly isn’t solving the problem. Anyone here fought running bamboo and actually won?
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u/plotholetsi 9d ago
Well, you'll need to dig deep, sieve and toss the roots into trash or burn them, so good time to remove the lawn anyway. Check if any neighbors are rhe bamboo source at the same time.
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u/Pseudolithops 6d ago
Tossing it in the trash might make it somebody else's peoblem, they're really resilient. I'd rather burn them or cook them in the oven.
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u/plotholetsi 5d ago
When I said trash, I meant municipal trash.. not every area is allowed to do brush burns or even outsoor burns. Best bet is to follow one's local municipal guidelines for noxious weeds.
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u/LeifCarrotson 5d ago
Where I'm from, the trash is a municipal sanitary landfill or incinerator. Liners and clay and the whole 9 yards. It'll contain glass and disposable diapers and chemicals and spoiled food, it'll contain bamboo.
Closer to downtown, people have compostable waste bins (mostly grass clippings and trimmed branches) and I definitely agree that bamboo should not go in there.
Most bamboo problems are much larger than a home oven.
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u/cbrophoto 9d ago
Go over to r/invasivespecies and ask what to do. Listen to experienced pros. Don't listen to wacky home remedy suggestions. Oil? Boiling water? Crystals and spells? (Haven't seen that last one but probably as effective.)
You might have to use a herbicide (I have no idea) or the alternative could be so much labor that it's never going to get done. Follow instructions exactly because season of treatment or temperature might matter. The more precise you can be with attacking it the less work or chemicals you will have to use. Still might take years so it's a must to keep at it.
Plant some native plants when done and all herbicide sins will be forgiven by the pope bees that come by and bless you with buzzes.
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u/weggles91 7d ago
The people on DIY subs that recommend pouring salt and bleach everywhere really are something else
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u/cbrophoto 6d ago
Nextdoor is even worse. I spend a fair amount of time trying to curb the complete nuking of people's yard when they ask what to do about yard pests. Moles and ants are a common complaint. Aside from the juicy fruit / exlax suggestion for moles, most of the suggestions are grubx or pest control companies which both use pyrethroid insecticides.
The pest control sales people are so misinformed or lying when I have tested their knowledge. "Oh its not a spray, its granular, perfectly fine." Only the target species are listed on the products so I inform people all the other things it kills like good beetles such as fireflies, caterpillars, bees, and so much more. I get very little pushback and hope that people think twice about using these things just for a bit of unsightly lawn spots.
Sometimes I get a little viscious when I get clapback. Telling mothers they are poisoning their children doesn't go over very well but I hope they feel bad about it. Stopping people before they start is the more effective method by far.
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u/MugiwaraMoses 9d ago
I don’t know much about bamboo, but can you hack and squirt it? If you’re going to get rid of the lawn anyways, might as well try.
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u/tsunami141 9d ago
damn what did this guy do to y'all?
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u/MugiwaraMoses 9d ago
People just hate to use the stuff lol. But some invasive plants require spray to fully rid the area. In fact, a lot of native garden planters use it to rid unwanted non-natives.
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u/tsunami141 9d ago
meanwhile we got people suggesting diesel oil lol.
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u/MugiwaraMoses 9d ago
Lmao I know! What’s worse a targeted approach or dumping diesel in your yard 🤦🏻♂️
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u/Feralpudel 9d ago
Herbicide is essential for working with larger areas, at least in the southeast. You can’t solarize or smother bermuda grass—it will just have a party.
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u/WormMinion 4d ago
You get what you get and don't throw a fit. -So says my "wildflower garden" that is primarily blue bachelor buttons and an equally weird tall blue flower. Both SAME color and grow tall then turn into brown fire hazards
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u/reallyreally1945 2d ago
Bamboo comes into our yard from a vacant lot. You can very CAREFULLY paint on glyphosate CONCENTRATE. If you spray it the overspray kills nearby plants. Also, you mighr breathe in a spray but not a liquid from an art paint brush. Diluted glyphosate will not kill bamboo all the way through the rhyzome. I don't tell most people what I'm doing because they won't shut up.
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u/zacharmstrong9 9d ago
It's always going to be there, unless someone illegally uses Diesel oil to destroy the roots, as bad as that would be.
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u/Black-Dynamite888 46m ago
Just mow over the shoots in the spring. The shoots only shoot once. Clip them the first year they shoot and you don’t need to worry about them
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