tried that with mint, forgot to check the bottom after year 1. Am still
pulling that stuff out. Bury the pot below grade but do keep an eye on the
bottom of that pot, and you might be able to contain them. Another
suggestion was to nest several pots do the holes don't line up and that
helps contain spreading roots.
Marg in N.S. Zone 5b
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/mmillard/index.html
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No Nursery here will accept these unless they have been washed with
strong bleach solution. To stop Pathogens?
I have been given a bamboo for my Japanese inspired garden. I believe
it is invasive.
Suggestion was to bury plastic pot close to ground level and then to
plant in same. What do others think?
Bob in Oz
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First question: What species??? Please don't say it is called "Japanese
bamboo" - this is a terrible invasive weed in the N.E. USA. Polygonum
cuspidatum. ... Japanese knotweed can grow to a height of 13 feet, and has
stems that resemble bamboo when mature. ... it can grow 12" a day!! IT's a
species imported years ago TO USA as an ornamental.. now a massive pest!!
(see this url:
www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/polcu.htm
So once you know it's really a bamboo and not POlyganum, you have to know if
it's a clump form or running bamboo. If not a clump form, you can either
plant it in an above ground container that will not break.. ever.. or follow
the instructions given in the New England Bamboo Company wholesale catalog
www.newengbamboo.com
eg) for containment, ideal depth of barrier should be minimum or 24" , 30"
is ideal. 40 mil thickness of black polyethylene product suitable for zones
4-6. For zones 7-10 use 80 mil thickness. above place sells not only
plants, but the barrier material, et al. I'm sure that there are lots of
bamboo nurseries in OZ. So... get your plant ID'd.
I have seen bamboo growing into the foundations of buildings. The only time
I've planted bamboo was on a terrace garden in a wide but shallow (15" deep)
wood container. It was golden bamboo and doesn't need or like full sun.
Be careful - good luck.
karen, NJ
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> I have seen bamboo growing into the foundations of buildings.
The only time
> I've planted bamboo was on a terrace garden in a wide but
shallow (15" deep)
> wood container. It was golden bamboo and doesn't need or like
full sun.
Some species can send runners UNDERNEATH a 4-lane road to appear
on the other side! Others just poke them up through the
pavement.
Nasty plants.
Jim Lewis - jklewis@nettally.com - Tallahassee, FL - When we see
land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it
with love and respect - Aldo Leopold - A Sand County Almanac
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Geez... I haven't been back to that terrace since 1994 nad I hope that the
roots are not growing down into the concrete.. hahaha.
No... you are right. I would not plant anything but a clumping type, ever.
But I do love bamboo groves (like the ones at Harry Pl Leu in Orlando and ..
what's her name's place in Sarasota - the sound of the wind moving them...
the way they look. Wonder how those botanical gardens control them.
In Trinidad, saw bamboo 40-50 feet tall (ok, I didn't measure, but H is 6'3"
and I took a pic of him standing in front of one... had to back way way up
to get a good shot!
karen, NJ
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