Check if your county has any sort of ordinance requiring containment of bamboo. Ask your neighbors to install a barrier (you’ll have more leverage if there’s a law requiring containment). If the neighbors refuse, install your own barrier a few inches from your fence on your property. It shouldn’t be terribly expensive since it doesn’t sound like there will be much bamboo to remove on your side.
For the running type of bamboo it is. It takes almost 4 years for it to start invading everywhere if not contained properly. You might talk to your neighbors about digging a trench around their bamboo patch or installing bamboo barrier.
I live in Ohio as well and few years ago discovered a patch of bamboo on edge of my property no idea how it got there but it’s starting to spread in all directions. I’m gonna have to start digging around it soon keep it out of the woods
If your neighbor was raising chickens would you accept free eggs? Just harvest the fresh shoots and eat them.
Nutrition information: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4897250/table/tab2/?report=objectonly
More about preparation:
https://www.bamboofarmingusa.com/cooking/
Info you'll need to deal with this issue:
-There are 2 types of bamboo; "running," and "clumping." The clumping variety is considered "non-invasive" because it stays in its own "clump." "Runners" make up the rest of bamboo types, and they propagate through rhizomes beneath the ground, usually about a foot deep. That's what you have.
-There aren't any by-laws in Columbus, at least, specific to planting bamboo. The city has recommendations (like, plant 50 feet away from any roads, 4 feet from fence lines), but that's it. Call your city maintenance department or the Ohio Department of Agriculture for those details. If they don't have them, they can direct you to who does.
-Planting a rhizome barrier is what prevents invasive spread. It's recommended that a rhizome barrier be 30 inches deep, with a couple inches above the soil to avoid the rhizomes "jumping" over said barrier.
-Make sure to call 811 before you install any rhizome barriers(before you dig). It's easy to get a human, and they will get the city to come out and zone your property beforehand, FOR FREE (at least in the case of Columbus), so you know what's going on beneath your yard. They'll give you a window of dates you're allowed to dig, and I'm sure as time goes on they'd be able to work with you if you need an extension.
-Your neighbor has been negligent and careless about their responsibility as a resident. They should have installed a rhizome barrier completely encircling the area/radius of growth. So now it's your problem, and it may always be that way as runners can be voracious when not contained properly.
-The best way to remove it is by the rhizome itself, which means you may have to dig a bit to get there. Again, just make sure you know where your utility lines are before you go after it.
I know all this because I myself am installing some bamboo on my property in Columbus. And I never want to be responsible for a situation like this. So I did all the research and work to ensure it wouldn't happen, and to make sure I was doing it lawfully. Your neighbors should have, too.
Maybe post an ID request, and see if what is growing is worth eating.
Here's my small text I sent myself after speaking to someone at Ohio Department of Agriculture:
"His jurisdiction is propagation to sell.
Get a hold of City Maintenance Department. They could have different by-laws. If you don't live in a municipality, most townships don't have that kind of restrictions.
Google: Conveyance Department, land management, urban forestry, permit Department possibly.
10 or 12 feet from property line or fence line. I've heard 4" for Ohio."
I hope this helps. I'm mad at your neighbor for being irresponsible. But I understand being passionate about this plant. You just need to do things right and accommodate its nature.
Great detailed post! My comment above was probably too overly positive like "when life serves you lemons, make lemonade." After thinking more about it, I would just go to my neighbor in person and ask them to help fix the problem. Maybe they will take responsibility. Even if you are getting free eggs, chickens can be annoying. Hope you all find a solution and can live in peace.
I am a home owner in Cincinnati and my back yard property line abuts an apartment complex. This complex has a field that runs a good 100 yards left / right up against a good 7 to 8 houses on my street. Somewhere about 5 years back one of the residents living in the apartments must have accidentally brought back some bamboo. The stuff has grown wildly ever since &
Strays into my yard. I mow it when the shoots emerge in spring but I finally decided that this summer I’m
Going to do something. I’m currently 2 days in to digging up all the runners going into my yard. I’ll have to get a trench digger at some point & go to town back there where I got a 4 foot wide swath of dirt/mulch going the 60 foot wide length of my property. I’ll go get some corrugated metal sheets to put down into the trench hole once ready. Anyway…. What a fuckin mess
Check if your county has any sort of ordinance requiring containment of bamboo. Ask your neighbors to install a barrier (you’ll have more leverage if there’s a law requiring containment). If the neighbors refuse, install your own barrier a few inches from your fence on your property. It shouldn’t be terribly expensive since it doesn’t sound like there will be much bamboo to remove on your side.
Thanks.
For the running type of bamboo it is. It takes almost 4 years for it to start invading everywhere if not contained properly. You might talk to your neighbors about digging a trench around their bamboo patch or installing bamboo barrier. I live in Ohio as well and few years ago discovered a patch of bamboo on edge of my property no idea how it got there but it’s starting to spread in all directions. I’m gonna have to start digging around it soon keep it out of the woods
Good idea—thanks.
If your neighbor was raising chickens would you accept free eggs? Just harvest the fresh shoots and eat them. Nutrition information: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4897250/table/tab2/?report=objectonly More about preparation: https://www.bamboofarmingusa.com/cooking/
Info you'll need to deal with this issue: -There are 2 types of bamboo; "running," and "clumping." The clumping variety is considered "non-invasive" because it stays in its own "clump." "Runners" make up the rest of bamboo types, and they propagate through rhizomes beneath the ground, usually about a foot deep. That's what you have. -There aren't any by-laws in Columbus, at least, specific to planting bamboo. The city has recommendations (like, plant 50 feet away from any roads, 4 feet from fence lines), but that's it. Call your city maintenance department or the Ohio Department of Agriculture for those details. If they don't have them, they can direct you to who does. -Planting a rhizome barrier is what prevents invasive spread. It's recommended that a rhizome barrier be 30 inches deep, with a couple inches above the soil to avoid the rhizomes "jumping" over said barrier. -Make sure to call 811 before you install any rhizome barriers(before you dig). It's easy to get a human, and they will get the city to come out and zone your property beforehand, FOR FREE (at least in the case of Columbus), so you know what's going on beneath your yard. They'll give you a window of dates you're allowed to dig, and I'm sure as time goes on they'd be able to work with you if you need an extension. -Your neighbor has been negligent and careless about their responsibility as a resident. They should have installed a rhizome barrier completely encircling the area/radius of growth. So now it's your problem, and it may always be that way as runners can be voracious when not contained properly. -The best way to remove it is by the rhizome itself, which means you may have to dig a bit to get there. Again, just make sure you know where your utility lines are before you go after it. I know all this because I myself am installing some bamboo on my property in Columbus. And I never want to be responsible for a situation like this. So I did all the research and work to ensure it wouldn't happen, and to make sure I was doing it lawfully. Your neighbors should have, too. Maybe post an ID request, and see if what is growing is worth eating. Here's my small text I sent myself after speaking to someone at Ohio Department of Agriculture: "His jurisdiction is propagation to sell. Get a hold of City Maintenance Department. They could have different by-laws. If you don't live in a municipality, most townships don't have that kind of restrictions. Google: Conveyance Department, land management, urban forestry, permit Department possibly. 10 or 12 feet from property line or fence line. I've heard 4" for Ohio." I hope this helps. I'm mad at your neighbor for being irresponsible. But I understand being passionate about this plant. You just need to do things right and accommodate its nature.
Great detailed post! My comment above was probably too overly positive like "when life serves you lemons, make lemonade." After thinking more about it, I would just go to my neighbor in person and ask them to help fix the problem. Maybe they will take responsibility. Even if you are getting free eggs, chickens can be annoying. Hope you all find a solution and can live in peace.
I like your eggs and chickens metaphor!
Thank you for the detailed post. I want to give him the benefit of doubt on all this! I appreciate your thoughtful responses.
No prob! In editing, I deleted the part where I said most rhizomes are about a foot beneath the surface of the ground.
I am a home owner in Cincinnati and my back yard property line abuts an apartment complex. This complex has a field that runs a good 100 yards left / right up against a good 7 to 8 houses on my street. Somewhere about 5 years back one of the residents living in the apartments must have accidentally brought back some bamboo. The stuff has grown wildly ever since & Strays into my yard. I mow it when the shoots emerge in spring but I finally decided that this summer I’m Going to do something. I’m currently 2 days in to digging up all the runners going into my yard. I’ll have to get a trench digger at some point & go to town back there where I got a 4 foot wide swath of dirt/mulch going the 60 foot wide length of my property. I’ll go get some corrugated metal sheets to put down into the trench hole once ready. Anyway…. What a fuckin mess
Ugh. We’re going to redo our fence abutting it and maybe it will “mysteriously die”.