On Tuesday, October 9, 2001 10:40:04 AM UTC-7, Dan Musicant wrote:
I bought the house I've been living in for 18 years around 1.5 years
ago. My neighbor moved out and now rents the place out. I see him once
in a while, but we aren't freindly, although I could make an effort.

Anyway, there's a big stand of lush bamboo on his side of the fence and
it leans over the fence, but what's worse is the runners that come into
my yard and make my life miserable.

My tactic up to now has been:

1. to cut back the stuff that leans over my fence.

2. cut off the growing tips that come up fron the runners as much as I
can. This controls things to a big extent, but it will never stop the
problem and it keeps getting worse. This bamboo (I'm in Berkeley, CA,
and I think this is very common stuff around here) grows so fast it's
staggering. It can grow several inches per day at times. You go out in
the yard on a weekend and see shoots feet high that you never saw the
week before.

I've tried cutting out the runners, but it's a losing battle. I don't
think I can compel the owner to control his bamboo but I figure I can
place barriers on my side of the 5.5 foot high fence down into the soil
that will stop his runners from invading my property. Can I get
suggestions for materials to use, how to install and how deep? Or are
there better methods?

Thanks!

Dan

I'm looking for bamboo to plant to create a barrier between my house and the neighbor's (which I will plant in a rhizome barrier). All the nurseries I've checked are charging $60 to $90 for each 5 gallon container, and I need about 12, so I'm thinking it might be cheaper to dig out some bamboo that someone doesn't want and replant it. How much bamboo is there? Would the owner be willing to have it completely removed?
M-L H