How to Kill Bamboo: 3 Steps

How to Kill Bamboo: 3

Steps.

By: John Lampe

November, 2014

Bamboo can be very invasive where it is not native.

This presentation shows how to control invasive bamboos in three steps.

Spring of the Year

In spring the clump of bamboo will green up.

In late spring, cut the bamboo clump relatively close to the ground.

1st

Step

Cutting the Bamboo

Cutting may be the hardest part of the job –depending on the type of bamboo and the age of the stand.

Cutting may require tools such as:

• Weed whip

• Pruning shears

• Handsaw

• Brush cutter

• Chainsaw

Once cutting is finished, leave the stumps.

Summer

During summer, allow new shoots to grow.

During the summer

• Don’t re-cut the bamboo unless it grows above chest height.

• You want to leave enough foliage for an herbicide application in the fall.

Fall

In the fall, you will apply a glyphosate herbicide to the foliage at the

maximum label rate.

Use the small foam herbicide dispenser from Green Shoots® for small jobs.

Use the large foam herbicide dispenser from Green Shoots® for big jobs.

Foliar application of foam herbicide

2nd

Step

Try to cover foliage attached to each shoot –20% to 30% of the total area of foliage.

Wait 10 to 14 days.

Re-treat the foliage that is still green.

3rd Step

Leave the treated plant alone until the following spring to ensure complete control.

Review

• 1st Step: cut bamboo stems in late spring.

• 2nd Step: do first application of herbicide in late fall.

• 3rd Step: do a second application of herbicide 10 to 14 days later.

More Information

Green Shoots®: www.greenshootsonline.com

Contact: john@greenshootsonline.com

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