bamboo

hi i had a bamboo plant and could not grow it they say if bamboo flowers it then dies which happened to mine so they say anyway i know its maybe not much good to you

A JCB might be useful... Bamboo is a type of grass and spreads via underground runners. Bit late now, but they are best planted in big containers to contain the roots.

Use your spade and chop through the roots where you want to stop the Bamboo spreading. Take out the canes you don't want. Then dig a trench and put a metal barrier in to stop more spread. I've heard from a friend that this worked.

Visit my GOY blog on the subject
http://www.growsonyou.com/Muddywellies/blog/1074-bamboo-shock-and-awe-dispelling-the-popular-myth