tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465120.post4120356269777558385..comments2023-05-06T01:43:05.009-06:00Comments on Sparks Mexico: Bamboo in your yardsparks_mexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00164875979449223368noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465120.post-68933509903754552152008-10-16T07:10:00.000-05:002008-10-16T07:10:00.000-05:00Thanks Steve. Got aways to go before starting a g...Thanks Steve. Got aways to go before starting a garden so I will look to see what nurseries have around here. I was thinking of digging up some of the bamboo next door and containing itsparks_mexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00164875979449223368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465120.post-48820119107298393042008-10-15T21:56:00.000-05:002008-10-15T21:56:00.000-05:00Scott -- You are about to embark on a real love-ha...Scott -- You are about to embark on a real love-hate relationship. We had bamboo in our garden in Portland. Fortunately, I was warned in advance.<BR/><BR/>What I recall. There are at least two types of bamboo: clumping and creeping. Buy the clumping variety.<BR/><BR/>You already know the next step: you need a corral. Like most grasses, bamboo spreads with long underground tendrils, called rhizomes. The trick is to try to control the rhizome from reaching out to new territory.<BR/><BR/>We built a wood barrier wide enough to let the bamboo grow. The wood was implanted about 18 or 20 inches into the soil and about 8 inches above. We did not install a "floor." The top of the wood slanted toward the bamboo. The purpose was to train any rhizomes back into the growth area. The best approach is to cut them off.<BR/><BR/>I have seen concrete, plastic, and metal used for barriers. Some people put the bamboo into large ceramic containers.<BR/><BR/>This is a temperate zone solution. I have no idea how it would work in the tropics. I suspect the wood would not be a good idea. Maybe the plastic would be best.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.com