How to Plant Bamboo so it Doesn't Take Over Your Garden!

Not all bamboo is invasive but a good percentage is, so it's important to control its' spread before it gets out of hand. Watch as I install 'Bamboo Root Control Barrier' so I can plant my golden bamboo knowing it won't take over the garden.

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[lllANIMALlll]

I planted Fargesia Robusta Campbell 3 years ago and have had no problems with it spreading as it is a clumping bamboo. I did my research before I bought this as I also didn’t want it spreading everywhere. Thanks for the video. 👍

[Quaker]

Great job Stuart, I'm really looking forward to how you jungle garden develops. I usually find 'lost' items when I'm looking for something else!😂

[barnbersonol]

Ive got a 12" wide, 30 foot long bamboo hedge along my fence and is a good privacy screen without being a light thief. Beautiful and maintenance free. The bonus is that the plastic screening like youre using stopped the problem of extremely unwelcome guests tunnelling in from the field on the other side, maybe the rootmass itself would have sufficed. (Then I saw gnaw marks in the fence so ran chicken wire along the bottom of the fence. That stopped the little barstools. Sorry if this has put you off your lunch.)
When digging, put the soil straight into rubble sacks for easy transportation. I adverised "free top soil" online and someone came for it within an hour.
My mistake as it turned out cuz you'll always find a use for it elsewhere.

[Tminus]

Advice from a friend who is a bamboo grower with 200+ species... Never put in a root barrier without clamping both ends together!! When the rhizome has filled out the space, the lack or pressure keeping the material together gives the rhizome enough room to be able to push the barrier outward until a hole is made through which it can send runners... If you have experienced otherwise with a plant that is in the ground more than 5-6 years I would love to know, but it didn't sound like a solid longterm solution to my mate

[toy]

Clumping varieties worth mentioning I have them minimal spread .

[GardenBoyU]

Job well done. You need to leave a bit of the barrier above ground anyways because the rhizomes can climb over the top. The barriers work great. I contained a running bamboo with this method just fine.

[allongshanks]

A grubbing mattock is an excellent tool for cutting accurate channels. Also as you get into well-compacted soils a fencing bar is great for breaking up the soil before you dig it out

[MRrwmac]

Nice to see someone else doing the work digging as I did a few days ago. Damn, I was breating hard after just a few minutes and I’m only 72…..argggg. Good subject. I did the same but did’nt go deep enough. Thanks

[johnbehneman]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. EVERYTHING CAME OUT SO BEAUTIFUL!!!

[daniel__clark]

Thanks for the video. You're very lucky to have top soil going so deep. Here in Essex 200mm down and I'm hitting east London orange clay.

[johnbehneman]

I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL. PLEASE CONTINUE TO SHARE YOUR TRUTH.

[jwatkins]

Looks like a lovely spot to build a swinging garden seat, potential future project!

[andrewhamilton-gill]

Smashing video with super advice about basically pacing yourself, especially if your not as young as you think you are.

[RiBenjafield]

Wow! Great job Stuart, I think the hard work will pay off. Bamboo is a beautiful plant. We inherited one at our previous house which had no barrier and completely took over despite my best efforts to control it. I like the way you dug the trench with the fencing tools - using an ordinary spade doesn’t work for me as, at 8 stone 4, I stand on a spade and nothing happens! 😂

[nigelmiddleton]

That post digging tool is the 30 quid I have ever spent. I have just completed quite a large decking project that required 75 post holes. I dread to think how difficult it would have been without that tool. Highly recommended 👌 👍 👏

[across]

Thanks Stuart, I might try this idea for a couple of figs that are not thriving in pots. Agree with you about the Roughneck post holder, its worth every penny.

[slowmarchingband]

Speaking as a self employed gardener, I'd have planted pretty much any hedging rather than bamboo. It's a nightmare, and that plastic won't stop it forever.

[SoftwareInTheWoods]

I use the roughneck post holer for loads of planting. We did about 2000 spring bulbs with it last year - me holing and the wife following along.

[freeshrugs]

How likable are you? Thanks for the entertaining and informative video.

[mikaeljonsfjord]

Thanks so much for the tuos on the tools. I hust dudg a 120 cm deep hole 40 cm ub diameter for a flagpole. Woulr have been impossible without these digging tools.