How to Kill Bamboo: 3 Steps

People make so many mistakes when trying to kill bamboo. Learn how to kill bamboo and its roots and rhizomes, permanently! Bamboo is an extremely aggressive invasive plant that can be tough to kill. For this tough job, use the revolutionary foam herbicide system from Green Shoots. greenshootsonline.com/ (Note: the general steps identified in this video for treating bamboo are based on techniques developed by Dr. Francis Gouin, formerly at the University of Maryland.)

Here's how to eradicate bamboo permanently:
0:00 Introduction to killing bamboo
0:25 First step, in late spring, cut the bamboo clump close to ground level.
1:15 Second step, in the fall, apply a foliar application of foam herbicide, i.e., apply foam herbicide to the leaves.
1:31 Third step, re-treat the green foliage 2 weeks after the initial treatment.

The system used in this video, the Green Shoots foam herbicide system has several advantages over conventional spray systems. First, it is low drift. The foam does not create fine drops like conventional spray systems. Second, foam herbicide sticks to the foliage of the weed. It doesn’t drip like drops from a conventional spray system. Third, the foam herbicide dries slowly. This increases uptake and translocation of the herbicide so that plant roots can be killed. Fourth, the foam herbicide is highly concentrated. This ensures that the mixture is sufficiently powerful to do the job. As explained in the video, using the foam herbicide system to kill bamboo is easy.