I dont think its a good idea to introduce an invasive species to stick it to datacentres.
this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2026
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Instead unleash 30-50 feral hogs
Unleash something that is a federal crime to kill
While this is not wrong, I think datacentres are an even more invasive species.
Yeah don't actually. If you're in North America choose a native plant that spreads by rhizomes and is appropriate to your climate. Native roses could be a good option.
Use North American native plant-inclusive language! Instead of "kudzu," say "grape-leaf woodbine."
Literally! (Again, if we're talking about north America of course) No discussion about what to plant can be separated from one's location.
Sadly, I couldn't come up with a good one for Jerusalem artichokes 
I would love to see more people planting native bamboo like giant river cane. It used to dominate large swaths of North America.
Wow that's really cool I had no idea! Yeah plant this stuff! (if you're in the native range)
I'm really not sure what bamboo is supposed to do against datacenters?
Sure the rhizome resists structures of domination, but how does it slow construction efforts in a meaningful way?
It doesn't this is performative memeing.
if we normalize datacenter vandalism hopefully the heroes who go do it for real choose a safe and effective method
It would be just easier to set a fire nearby that raised the heat to much for the data center to function
the virgin gardening vs the chad structure fire
I didn't think some annoying plants are really sufficient to disrupt operations on multi acre properties with access to power equipment. You could spend months establishing bamboo right over a conduit trench in hopes of the roots causing mayhem, but a skid loader will just clear the whole thicket in 10 seconds. Search 2013 Metcalf for other ideas
I always see images like this get lauded on socials but I rarely hear about any one actually doing shit
This is good to know I was thinking of planting some bamboo and now I'll be more careful about where I plant it
Resident botanists please explain?
Not a botanist but an amateur permaculturalist. Bamboo is a super useful plant but like many plants that spread by "rhizomes" (quaking aspen, mint, couch grass etc.) it "takes over", spreading in all directions under the soil and becoming nearly impossible to eradicate once it has gotten established. As a "bonus" bamboo also grows very rapidly and produces the famous woody "poles" that would be "fun" to remove
Which is why it's very invasive in some areas and should not be planted outside of its native range.
Rhizomes are a modified stem that grows underground. Kind of like if the bamboo decided instead of growing up it would grow down, really far down, and to the side, reealllyyyyty far off to the side.
Then, all along the way this rhizome is creeping around it's starting to grow out new roots and chutes every couple of inches. The bamboo just starts spreadig wherever it can by growing these things.
And rhizomes are pains to get out too, all dense and fiberous like rope. If you want to get out bamboo rhizomes you have to dig down a few feet sometimes and then get a sawsall to chop it up and /then/ remove every single inch of it or the cutting will just cause it to grow more bamboo.
Not all bamboos are this aggressive or resilient (infact some are rather delicate and princess-like with their environmental needs) but some are total monsters.
Quick aside and fun botany fact: Plants Move. They don't want you to know this. They move by growing but they move. If you did a super long time lapse you could see bamboo scooting around like a little mole that puts up flagpoles wherever it goes underground. They have shmovement.
Here in the Netherlands "Japanese knotweed" is a major pest for this reason
Yeah, leave it to the Dutch to consider a plant that's "not weed" a pe— [gets bonked on the head and pulled off stage by an oversized Vaudeville curtain hook]
Absolutely do not plant Japanese Knotweed because it destroys everything and you can't get rid of it. The property would become uninsurable once it was discovered, and that would be terrible for data centers.
Destroying your own local environment with invasive species to own the broligarchs 😎
@happybadger@hexbear.net get their ass.
Fortunately/unfortunately bamboo doesn't grow here. It's a great idea.
Ok maybe not in Colorado, but it is bad practice generally speaking.
talk about a water hog hahaha .... great for flood zones
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