Scorched earth, the only option.
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If only that would work.
I never in a million years thought I would see a thread about bamboo. I've been fighting this crsp for years now. I made the mistake of planting it for a hedge because it grows so fast and thick. It works great for that, but it's not happy with staying put. It's gotta creep out into the surrounding areas. And if you have ever tried to dig it up, you'll know why it's so hard to get rid of. Stuff grows up, down, over, under, through and around anything and everything.
And if you don't get every little bit of root out, you'll soon have another crop of this crap to contend with.
I didn't mind it so much until the dead shoots out numbered the live ones, and to cut down the fire hazard, i tried to pull the dead ones out. What a job that is. I found it easier to plow it all down and haul it all away. The new shoots grow in really fast if you do this in the early summer before the monsoon rains.
But this year the rain hasn't been coming, so everything is dry. A real fire hazard now.
I got tired of trying to dig it out with a pick, so I took a 1 1/2" bar and put a point on it and mounted it on the bucket on my old ford tractor. It gets down under the roots fairly well and makes it easier for me to dig it out the rest of the way.
I'm torn between wanting my privacy hedge and not wanting the fire hazard. Keep hoping for the rains to get here and green things up a bit. So far no luck. Gotta learn how to do a rain dance I guess.
It's thundering and lightning all around me right now, but not one drop of rain yet. I think we're in for another drought here if this keeps up. and the dry dirt makes digging impossible.
Can't win fer loozin' !