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been ponderin bout plantin some boo. just wonderin how invasive this stuff is. i have 5 acres of wooded land and would plant in back where it stays moist. will this stuff spread rapidly in shaded areas? will it grow good under full shade of hardwoods? worth the trouble?
any help appreciated.:confused:
Ben
i tryed to plant some cane at mom and dad place one year in the back pasture and the deer got to them and so they didnt take the first time and so the second time i planted some i took some old tires and placed around them (2-3 tires high) and that gave them enough protection from the criters to get em going and then they just take off and the stuff down at mom and dads just about doubled the first year
My brother had a neighbor who planted some on there border fence line, and now the stuff is 30+ feet tall, and about 2-3" thick at the bottom and is all up against his house. He needs a chain saw to cut it. NO what he needs is a bull dozer to get rid of it. Anybody needs some for condo's come and get it! Bring your own chainsaw. He is in Madison, TN. Pm me if you want his phone number. He'll be glad to have help getting it cut.
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Originally Posted by hankll
maybe i'll just stick to finding some close by for the few i plan on building.
Madison is out west isn't it? i'm in east TN just above Lenoir city.
Smart move! That stuff WILL take over.:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben B
You can grow your own cane and control the spreading 3 ways.
The best method is to dig a good sized hole and line it with rubber pond liner like they sell at Home Depot, then fill it back in with the dirt and plant your cane.
The second option is to keep a 50' perimeter mowed regularly around your cane.
You can also buy a "clumping" cane that doesn't spread very quickly, but it doesn't grow very tall either.
I've cut cane with about everything including chain saws, but the absolute best I've ever tried are the gasoline powered hedge trimmers.
Grows on the side of the road here .... Get all I need.........
Grows on the side of the road here as well. Once you learn to recognize what it looks like, you'll see it all over the place.Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappieTexan
I cut mine with tree limb loppers, takes a bit of elbow grease but it's good exercise.
I cut at least 2 loads like this every year from a plot I have access to and I lose ground to the ne growth every year. Many of these are 3" in base diameter and each one I cut makes 2 18' pieces without having to trim the limbs. I just burn the tops.
After seeing how fast it takes over I would never plant any.
You can control the Boo by digging a ditch around your boo patch. It needs to be like 12 inches deep or so, and about say 20 inches wide or so. Boo spreads through the root system and it wont spread over a ditch. Got a friend who has boo, and thats what he was told a few years ago to stop it and he did that and it stopped and has never crossed that ditch.
That's a good idea GCF, but you'll also need to keep an eye on it during the summer to make sure no canes have been blown or knocked down because a cane laying on the ground will take root too and it'll be off and running outside the moat.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoneCrappieFishing
The moat is also a good idea to help with the extra water boo needs to grow.
how do you think it would do under hardwoods? all my 5 acres is wooded, cept for the house and i aint plantin that stuff near my house.
The place where I get mine is pretty shaded by hardwoods and they are doing great.
If you are worried about the shade cut one mature tree on the south side of your designated area.
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Originally Posted by buck_jackson75
not that desperate for boo. i'll take my mature hardwoods over 10 acres boo.
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If you're like me, your "mature hardwood" aint as hard as it used to be.:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben B
The main thing for cultivating boo is water, you need a low spot or a creek to grow good tall strong cane.
As mentioned above, plant it on the south side of your hardwoods.
I've certainly seen cane growing in woods, but it's a whole lot bushier and provides better cover if it's growing in sunshine.
they took my whole backyard over at one point but now i let some asians cut them every year and they eat them
Yum Yum!!! Fricassee of Bamboo!!!:pQuote:
Originally Posted by crappie dober
Oh yeah, FYI, those that like to eat boo and plant it in ur backyard,to make ur diet complete, get u some kudzoo sprouts and plant them in ur front yard and u should stay healthy as a horse. fricassee of boo topped with kudzoo leaves. LOL Plus all the kudzoo jelly one could eat fur a life time.
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Originally Posted by Procraft 176