'I planted them all over': Tenant gets back at bad landlord by planting bamboo around their apartment

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    "I'm playing the long game with this one..."
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    I planted bambu all around my apartment building because my landlord I'm playing the long game on this one. So I live in a really cheap 1 bedroom apartment with my daughter who is now 8. We moved in 4 1/2 years ago. My landlord promised me the 2 bedroom at a very reasonable rent price. Well, when the two bedroom became available, despite my income and ability to afford the rent price we had
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    discussed, he told me he's not comfortable renting to someone on just one income. Meaning, a single mom. He knows I make enough to cover the 2 bedroom for what he said he'd rent it to me for. Nope. Instead he rented it out to this couple who sell ds and make their living that way. So, I ordered bamboo seeds and 3 years ago I planted them all over the building. From what I read it
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    takes up to 5 years for them to sprout & break ground. But in the meantime they are forming extremely complex root systems under ground which will make it nearly impossible for him to ever get rid of the invasive plant. him I can't wait. Edit: bamBOO my bad y'all
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    Torteis Very petty, fits the sub. Studied Ecology in school and am cringing at the invasive spread. 44.1k Reply Share Super_Reading2048 Plant more seeds! Also report your drug dealing neighbors to the police every time! Get a ring camera and start documenting that!
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    Edit: oh fine don't report it. That said you would be delusional if you didn't acknowledge that having d dealers living above you is not adding to your chances of danger happening to you or your children. I view it as a safety issue. 1.4k Reply Share
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    BridgeOverRiverRMB dealing I had cops tell a d neighbor that I was the one who called the cops. Fun times! I should say I said they should be more lowkey about selling dro from the next door apartment, but the answer was "We're not selling dogs". I guess they just have lots of friends that whistle and get a basket lowered to them. 888 Reply Share
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    hockeynoticehockey Let me give you a glimpse of his future. My next door neighbor planted bamboo (on purpose, the idiot) 25 years ago. He's long since moved away but every owner since then has gone to war with the bamboo and so far the bamboo is undefeated. I swear they would use dynamite if they could but it's planted next to the foundation. I feel bad for them, but what I see is what you will down the road. And it will last forever. Well done. 1.2k Reply Share
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    tonykrij Same here, my neighbor planted Bamboo but it escaped and every year I get more spouts breaking ground across the garden, further away from the source. I had digged a hole for a small pump room for a pool. I went through the sand very thoroughly and put all the bamboo pieces in the container. Sure enough after a few weeks on the heap of
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    ground bamboo broke through, I missed one tiny piece and it immediately grew roots and sprouted. Thank goodness I could dig. that one up and get rid of it. The only way I ever can get rid of it is to have a company replace all the soil in my garden. (which includes all trees, bushes, bamboo, everything. And then put a foundation between my neighbors garden and mine. I think it's cheaper to move 459 Reply Share
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    Gingerbread Mary A relative planted bamboo on each side of the garden. Apparently it grew beautifully, looked amazing. Then they decided to remove the bamboo - to find the ground was like digging through concrete. That's how extensive the roots were. They had to employ people to remove it. Think it was a big job and lots of £. Reply Share 477
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    Mistapeepers Be careful with how much you spread this information. In some places bamboo is considered invasive and is quite illegal to plant because of its potential to damage concrete and foundations. You likely have nothing to worry about but just in case I thought I'd say something. 278 Reply Share External-Egg-8094 That's what I'm thinking. Keep it quiet or she could be in serious trouble 64 Reply Share ...
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    (198 DarthScabies Bravo. Japanese knotweed is far worse. In the UK planting it is classed as an environmental crime. 539 Reply Share
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    MustangMimi I know all about bamboo, my neighbor has planted some and it's taken off like wildfire! That stuff is super hard to get rid of. Bravo to you for your patience and planning! 139 ↓ Reply Share
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    cosmiaaa0701 We moved into a house with bamboo in the yard. Good luck to the landlord 82 Reply Share Donald Trurnp How much did the bamboo reduce the sale price of the house? Hopefully with some bamboo seeds and a few years I can afford one. 34 Reply Share
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    cosmiaaa0701 We didn't even realize we had bamboo until we moved in, house is over 100 years old and came with a multitude of issues so we definitely got it for a decent price. We also have wild scallions ↑ 29 Reply Share
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    moogs_writes That's what I'm talking Well freaking done 153 Reply Share mocha_lattes__ Excellent petty revenge 4 32凸 Reply Share about
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    lattelady37 My grandmother planted a bamboo tree on their property because it was pretty. Those things were the bane of my granddads existence until the day he died. He always told us to never plant ivy (she planted that on an embankment) or bamboo. 18 Reply Share

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