how to kill bamboo: 3 steps
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How to Kill Bamboo: 3
Steps.
By: John Lampe
November, 2014
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Bamboo can be very invasive where it is not native.
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This presentation shows how to control invasive bamboos in three steps.
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Spring of the Year
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In spring the clump of bamboo will green up.
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In late spring, cut the bamboo clump relatively close to the ground.
1st
Step
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Cutting the Bamboo
Cutting may be the hardest part of the job –depending on the type of bamboo and the age of the stand.
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Cutting may require tools such as:
• Weed whip
• Pruning shears
• Handsaw
• Brush cutter
• Chainsaw
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Once cutting is finished, leave the stumps.
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Summer
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During summer, allow new shoots to grow.
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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.
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Fall
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In the fall, you will apply a glyphosate herbicide to the foliage at the
maximum label rate.
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Use the small foam herbicide dispenser from Green Shoots® for small jobs.
Use the large foam herbicide dispenser from Green Shoots® for big jobs.
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Foliar application of foam herbicide
2nd
Step
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Try to cover foliage attached to each shoot –20% to 30% of the total area of foliage.
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Wait 10 to 14 days.
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Re-treat the foliage that is still green.
3rd Step
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Leave the treated plant alone until the following spring to ensure complete control.
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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.
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