![Where's the window?! Bamboo is taking over!](http://www.hatchtown.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dscn1935-225x300.jpg)
Bamboo is taking over!
The bamboo stand is gone! The soil looked pretty good underneath with lots of fat earthworms and I added a good dose of composted manure (thank you, sheep & chickens) so the little kitchen herb garden is ready for plants. I think I can see the lemon balm smiling now that its getting some more sun. We enjoyed the chive blossoms in a salad…very tasty! Now I can look seriously at the beautiful herb plants from local farms that are for sale at our Food Co-op.
We’ve just received the latest MOFGA Newsletter (Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association) and there was a most timely article in it about invasive plants and how to deal with them. I was happy to see that bamboo was included. It turns out that the “digging it out” method I used is probably not going to work so I’m going to have to keep an eye peeled for any little shoots that appear…and according to this article, they will!
![pile of bamboo canes & roots Look at the size of those canes! This is just a small portion of what I dug out. Jim took several loads away in the bucket of the tractor.](http://www.hatchtown.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dscn1938-275x300.jpg)
Look at the size of those canes! This is just a small portion of what I dug out. Jim took several loads away in the bucket of the tractor.
![bamboo gone A much happier space...happier me, too! OK...so I can now see that the trimwork needs some paint...putting that on the list! But first, plants!!](http://www.hatchtown.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dscn1936-225x300.jpg)
A much happier space...happier me, too! OK...so I can now see that the trimwork needs some paint...putting that on the list! But first, plants!!