Closet Gardners & Lawn Gurus

[Swimmer]

The pic the Spence posted is Zumas no doubt but I think what the initial question pertains is the more bamboo like medium grren hollow shoots with red intersperse along the shoot. I never had any until my father-in-planted a shoot of a lilac tree he bought in my yard. Now I work at pulling it out. I will start spraying with Wee-B-gon when the wife isn't looking.

[spence]

I'd stand by my wager. Zumus or whatever it is looks like like little bamboo shoots when the runners surface.

Regardless, I hate the stuff

-spence

[Bill L]

Sunds like Japanese bamboo or knotweed --

An invasive perennial that spread by rhizomes and seeds. Japanese knotweed can grow to a height of 13 feet, and has stems that resemble bamboo when mature. Japanese knotweed was introduced to the United States from Japan as an ornamental, and now occurs as a weed of riverbanks, landscapes, abandoned fields, or other moist areas.


It is a beotch to get rid of--- try Ortho Brush-B-Gone, stuff is good on the tougher bushy weeds

[BEETLE]

thats the weed i got, can't get a buzz if you smoke it niether

[FishermanTim]

How's this for an interesting twist.
As a kid, we used to cut off a stalk, and there was usually a small amount of bittersweet water at each "knuckle" of the plant. We used to call it "a natural canteen" Although it wasn't the best tasting "water" around, nobody ever got sick from drinking it.

[Saltheart]

Pull obe up , take it to a local nursery that's been around for a while and ask them what it is and how to kill it. You can kill amost anything with herbicides but you have to use something that will leave some grass. I bet the nursery people will know how to deal with it.

Last alternative would be to pull off some leaves and a small piece of stem and mail to URI. They have a section there that will tell you what it is and how to deal with it. You can look it up on the internet. They will also test your soil and tell you what fertilzers to add , etc.

[nightfighter]

Raven, DON'T burn Sumac!!!!!!

It is poison sumac in many cases and the smoke will cause throat and esophagus to close up in those of us unfortunates who are allergic to it. Nevermind the stinging of the eyes. Much worse than poison ivy reactions.