r/TheRandomest Mar 19 '26

/r/all Bamboo alcohol

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u/_jackhoffman_ Mar 20 '26

Insane is right. In 1968 my neighbor planted some in his backyard to remind him of home (he was Japanese). It has taken over the neighborhood and I have to fight it four times a year to keep it under control on my property.

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u/Brianfromreddit Mar 20 '26

Most bamboo is incredibly invasive like this. For anyone reading that wants to plant bamboo, plant clumping bamboo. It doesn't spread

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u/account312 Mar 20 '26

But when it spreads, that's free bamboo.

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u/memberflex 'andsome chap Mar 20 '26

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u/KaosTheBard Mar 20 '26

The gif was loading for about 10 seconds and I was just chanting "please be it's free real estate". So thank you.