Community Chat

[kzeks]

Word to the wise and un-wise..... Bamboo is a strong, but...

it is one of the cheapest items on the building market because

bamboo is a sustainable product. That there is NO shortage

and some bamboo plants grow 6" inches and more a day...

If you lived in a tropical area bamboo could be referred to

as a weed... A problematic weed...

It annoys me to see that item made with bamboo being sold

for more than triple the landed price..

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Landed price is the price a company pays for an item when it

arrives into their country from other parts of the world...

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I once was in a furniture store and saw some furniture and

saw that they had a sale on some items and even with the

sale, the items were 8 times more than the landed price..

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I know..... I saw the invoices....

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We know those companies have to make some profit but do

not let them gouge your eyes out because YOU do not know

Spend your money wisely

[ROMARY]

Very interesting...........Thank you!

[JustJazzmom]

Bamboo the running kind is being banned right & left in many communities. Investigate the clumping varieties before planting as a privacy screen.

[kzeks]

A moment ago a folding table made with bamboo & steel was shown

Price $120.00

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If they sold it for much $Less..

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They could make a profit..

[deepwaterdotter]

I always guard against anyone ""gouging my eyes out"".

[chessylady]

I lived in a rental house where Bamboo was rampant. I would take roundup to the running shoots and they would just pop up elsewhere. I was told a former owner used a backhoe on it and it didn't stop it. Do yourself and neighbors a favor and don't plant bamboo.

[raven-blackbird]

On 8/3/2014 chessylady said: I lived in a rental house where Bamboo was rampant. I would take roundup to the running shoots and they would just pop up elsewhere. I was told a former owner used a backhoe on it and it didn't stop it. Do yourself and neighbors a favor and don't plant bamboo.

you can plant it and contain it........you just have to know how to plant it......first you dig a very big hole and drop a concrete cylinder down inside the hole and back fill it........fill the center and plant the bamboo......since the runners hit the concrete wall, it doesn't spread..........bamboo is a grass and sends out runners just like Bermuda grass does.......to keep it in one spot you have to contain it.............................raven

[JustJazzmom]

On 8/4/2014 raven-blackbird said:

On 8/3/2014 chessylady said: I lived in a rental house where Bamboo was rampant. I would take roundup to the running shoots and they would just pop up elsewhere. I was told a former owner used a backhoe on it and it didn't stop it. Do yourself and neighbors a favor and don't plant bamboo.

you can plant it and contain it........you just have to know how to plant it......first you dig a very big hole and drop a concrete cylinder down inside the hole and back fill it........fill the center and plant the bamboo......since the runners hit the concrete wall, it doesn't spread..........bamboo is a grass and sends out runners just like Bermuda grass does.......to keep it in one spot you have to contain it.............................raven

Many times the concrete cylinder will break over time due to the pressure of the roots against it. Ever see a sidewalk crack over time from tree roots?

Advice: don't buy it, don't plant it! Period.

[occasionalrain]

On 8/3/2014 chessylady said: I lived in a rental house where Bamboo was rampant. I would take roundup to the running shoots and they would just pop up elsewhere. I was told a former owner used a backhoe on it and it didn't stop it. Do yourself and neighbors a favor and don't plant bamboo.

Do the environment a favor and stop using Roundup.

[AngusandBuddhasMom]

On 8/4/2014 occasional rain said:

On 8/3/2014 chessylady said: I lived in a rental house where Bamboo was rampant. I would take roundup to the running shoots and they would just pop up elsewhere. I was told a former owner used a backhoe on it and it didn't stop it. Do yourself and neighbors a favor and don't plant bamboo.

Do the environment a favor and stop using Roundup.

Seriously I can not believe they sell this stuff to homeowners.