# Cursed Bamboo. Or what to do now?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 26, 2007, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cursed-bamboo-or-what-to-do-now/420564 "2007-09-26T17:11:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cursed-bamboo-or-what-to-do-now/420564/41 "2007-09-29T19:19:59Z")

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There are bush killer herbicides out there that kill the roots of plants. Use these products instead of regular Round Up. You’ll only need to apply it once, to all growing shoots.

Goats will chew up anything they want. this often includes stuff like wood, so they might even chew dead bamboo. I’m sure they would give fresh bamboo shoots a try. Who wants a goat in the yard though. They’re as likely chew on your house as they are the bamboo. They’ll climb on stuff in the yard until they end up on your garage roof, or on top of the car.

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**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2007, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cursed-bamboo-or-what-to-do-now/420564/42 "2007-09-30T01:17:11Z")

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sooo, one should go with pandas and perhaps giraffes (for the really tall stalks) to keep bamboo in line.

i like the buddha belly, i might give that a whorl.

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**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2007, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cursed-bamboo-or-what-to-do-now/420564/43 "2007-09-30T14:50:17Z")

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