What's up with all this Kudzu?? (Norman: daycare, eat, trailer)
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Am I the only person that is concerned about this invasive vine or is this a concern for others too? Every time I drive by an area where there is Zudzo I get so aggravated and wonder why nothing is being done to control it. I was just wondering if I was the only one.
I've been here for 2 years and it has been an issue for me since I moved here. I never really asked anyone about it until now. Thought is would be a good topic for discussion.
It is about to ENGULF a small trailer on the backroad I take my kids to daycare. I think one small corner of the roof is all that is left.
I wish there was something besides goats EATING it that would eradicate it! They do have small flowers that smell good-- I have some kudzu flower candles/soap that smell amazing.
I have only spoken to 2 people about it. One is a friend born and raised here, she thought is was pretty and green. The other is a transplant who feels about it the same way I do. Just curious.
It is about to ENGULF a small trailer on the backroad I take my kids to daycare. I think one small corner of the roof is all that is left.
I wish there was something besides goats EATING it that would eradicate it! They do have small flowers that smell good-- I have some kudzu flower candles/soap that smell amazing.
I heard a woman ran off the road in her car and wasn't found for a few days because the car was under all the Zudzu.
It is horrible stuff. Many people don't really know much about it b/c they just ignore it and no one has told them that it is the most invasive stuff on the planet - and can grow up to a foot or more a DAY!
It is nearly impossible to eradicate once firmly established in an area. Even burning does not stop it.
I have wanted to pursue making biodiesel fuel from it as it is as renewable as anything could possibly be. It was at one time used for erosion control in this state, but that was before folks realized it is nearly impossible to control.
You can also eat it and make wine out of it . . . and the dried stems can be used in basket-making!
For anyone who has a clue how horrible the stuff is - it will ruin all vegetation and kill anything in its path - there is a lot of concern about areas that have kudzu. I think a lot of folks just don't have a clue, lol.
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Am I the only person that is concerned about this invasive vine or is this a concern for others too? Every time I drive by an area where there is Zudzo I get so aggravated and wonder why nothing is being done to control it. I was just wondering if I was the only one.
I fight it on my property. Poison ivy/kudzu spray is my friend. Beyond my property, there is nothing that I can do about it, so I look at it as something green.
I have yanked the stuff up & made wreaths (like a grapevine wreath) & let it dry, then burned it. It comes from a neighbor's partially wooded property & some vacant, city owned property behind me. Once it gets going, though, I forget the niceties & toss it into piles to dry, then burn it, & then haul out the spray.
As a North Carolina native, this thread made me giggle a little bit. I guess if you grow up here, you just get used to it.
Trying to get rid of it is about as useless as emptying Lake Norman with a spoon. I grew up on a farm where we tried to keep it back constantly...someone said it, goats love the stuff...that's how we kept it back.
I found the link above to give everyone the history of Kudzu. It's a pretty interesting site. You can thank the Japenese for this lovely addition to our landscape.
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Beyond my property, there is nothing that I can do about it, so I look at it as something green.
