what in the heck is this

This guy is taking legal action after his neighbour deliberately cut down his plants (well within his boundary) and used weedkiller on his garden.

 

Bamboo spreading should be treated like knotweed spreading frankly, many are quite invasive. Talk to your neighbour and have them install a barrier between you and the fence because itll continue to spread forever. Its really their responsibility when introducing foreign ornamentals, its different if its bind weed or brambles or maple in my opinion.

That said, if its a nice thick stemmed variety the canes are quite useful as a crop

 

Ah, OK. I associate no dig with trying to preserve the integrity of the underground root connections, ie gardening sensitive to the ecosystem below ground which, obviously, the use of gallons of weedkiller would not assist.

 

Just for info, if a neighbour of mine used weedkiller on a plant creeping into their garden from mine, I'd be baffled and annoyed.

Why not just spend 5 minutes to go and talk with them?

In terms of physically removing it where it comes up in your garden: unless you're tracing it back underground to the source, which you're not, then it's not a pulling up job, it's a cutting off job.

Different weedkillers work in different ways, so it can be a good idea to find out what to get, how it works and how to use it, before considering it.

Can you tell us which weedkiller you've tried? People here might be able to give some thoughts...
(It's generally not a good idea to pour weedkiller all over the place)

 

So much excellent advice has already been given above by many helpful members
I fear that hi2u_uk, is not listening to one single word.
It is a lost cause.

Just give up folks!
Time to lock this thread in my opinion.
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hi2u_uk,
To quote past posts in one place.
To save folk going back and forth.


Original question.
I havent been to the garden for about a week and went this morning to find two of these. What is it ? im a bit worried as i dont have a garden with soil. Its more gravel based so i dont understand how they got there.
How can i get rid of it (im happy to spray it or coat it with anything) as i dont really want anything growing in this area

1. i have a gravel garden and under that is bits of rubble so how am i supposed to dig through the rubble ?

2. I have been out again and pulled up two of them but they arent very simple to pull up. Theres a 3rd shoot and they are all about 30cm tall. Am i doomed. Whats the best chemical weedkiller i can pour all over the place as this thing isnt a plant i desire . It also seems to have grown very quickly as it wasnt there the last time i looked last week

3. If its a neighbour then its the one on a different parallel street i have never met. I wonder if its rented. We have 10ft fences between properties and I have never seen them do any gardening
How can it be their plant if its not in my garden. Should I get legal advice before pulling it out.

4. Im not even sure why anyone would want bamboo there's no pandas locally. I spend enough time dealing with my own plants to worry about my neighbours.

5. Too late I've got 3litres worth. I was thinking about maybe burning it but it's started raining.

6. I tried pulling it out but didnt manage to pull it out completely even when gripping it with two hands. They all sort of snapped leaving about an inch from the ground. I have a no dig garden so i cannot dig it out.

7. OK all done now, i might try again with some more tomorrow as i think its raining again.

8. oh the bottle would have been a good idea , i just poured it over the bit that was sticking out. I dont speak to my neighbours much and these ones are on a completely different street. Ive never ever seen them.

9. it was 3 litres as there are three shoots i can see so i'd hardly call it gallons.

10. i dont have time to do this and its pretty tough. Also i generally seem to spend a lot of time dealing with neighbours plants which are invading my garden. Shouldnt they be doing their research and taking responsibility for the plants in their garden . If needs be im willing to apply weedkiller on a weekly basis to these shoots and hopefully it will affect the main plant. My understanding is that if they have bamboo they should bild some walls around the roots to prevent this happening. They obviously havent done .

 

What if they say no. I don't live in an area where people have a lot of disposable income. Generally speaking locals are very likely to argue with the police so someone knocking on their door asking to install a barrier is not likely to go well. I have enough problems with the neighbours on the left and right and their plant invading my garden never mind ones on another street i've never seen

 

Im doing it again today

 

I'm not going to waste my time giving advice, it's not being taken.

 

I believe you could take them to small claims court over the cost of installing it yourself, bamboo invasion is common enough for this to have precedent. The cheapest thing is for them to remove it themselves if they dont want to pay for control.

Either way, talk to them.

 

If they say no, they say no - nothing is lost, and you've gained the beginning of a converation with a neighbour...
I wouldn't start with a request for any action, I'd start by saying something like: I think I've got a bamboo in my garden which I think has come under from the bottom of your garden, would you mind if we have a look at it together to see if that's right?
It's entirely possible that they didn't plant the bamboo, don't particularly like it themselves and you can dig it up together, for example.
It'll also give you some idea of what the bamboo would look like if you let it grow in your garden - you might decide you want to keep it.

 

This is my view of their garden from the upper floor. Im not sure talking is going to make them change their mind and my family feel this will lead to unnecessary trouble. Threatening will legal action mat be effective but im not sure its going to be harmonius

 

Oh dear!

 

Nope, you're not sure, how could you be - you've not spoken with them, so you don't even know what they're thinking to start with...

 

It would be really helpful if you could answer some of the questions as to what weed killer you are using as some weedkillers will not touch the bamboo.
Also if overdosing with weedkiller you can contaminate groundwater.

 

I can't see any bamboo growing in the pic of your neighbour's garden @hi2u_uk . If you don't wish to approach the owner of the garden you believe to be the problem, you have 2 options - you can treat the stems as already suggested or you can let them grow and see if you can then positively ID it as a bamboo or otherwise. If you go for the latter option, then follow the advice you have been given already to remove it. It may be that you will have to physically dig it out whether or not that appeals to you.
How long have you lived at your property - is it possible that this was already in the garden under all the rubble and has now found it's way to the surface ? If that is not a possibility have you considered air borne seeds tho I think that's unlikely if it proves to be bamboo .
Instigating legal action is pointless as you are unable to verify that your neighbour is at fault.