How do I kill the bamboo growing in my back yard??
Steps 1 Step One Dig up unwanted bamboo using a mattock and spade. The pointed mattock will help loosen the tangled rhizomes from the soil and the spade will lift them from the ground. Except in unusual circumstances, bamboo rhizomes do not grow deep in the soil. 2 Step Two Use lopping shears to cut through thick rhizomes. Make sure to remove every bit of rhizome or the bamboo will come back stronger than before. 3 Step Three Starve plants to death by cutting off all new growth before it reaches 2 feet in height. Bamboo needs to photosynthesize, just like any other plant. Inhibit its ability to do so and the plant will eventually die. Be persistent! This method may take more than one ye
