busbus wrote:
Hello,

The neighbor up the hill decided to plant some bamboo to cover the
steep hill behind his house. It has quickly come down the hill over
the years and it dangerously close to my yard.

What can I do to stop this junk? I don't think much of anything, is
there? Do local governments sometimes ban this junk?

I want to burn the crap but I know it won't do anything to stop it. Where
can I find some Agent Orange?

It wouldn't help.

1. Dig a trench. A *DEEP* trench.

2. Insert steel plates...the heavy duty, corrugated ones used for sea walls
would work well. That would stop the bamboo from running onto your land.

3. Monitor the area from time to time and keep any surface volunteers from
growing.

Take heart in the fact that at some point the bamboo will go to seed and
when it does it will die regardless of where in the world it is.
Unfortunately, the life span varies by species...with some, it is 300 years.
Then there are all those pesky seeds it emitted prior to gasping its last
breath.

Perhaps you could make lemonade? Resurrect the lost art of making split
bamboo fly rods? Start a "cut your own bamboo fishing pole" farm?



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