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Thanks for the warning--and the recipe! I looked at the distribution list for the US, and it says it's here in KY, but I haven't seen any in our woods in northern KY--virginia creeper is bad enough. But I will keep an eye out for this bad boy, and if I see it, I will certainly nip it in the bud. Or smash it into smithereens and poison it, like you did, Ms. Ward. LOL, I can imagine the feeling of glee you had when you were murdering that monster!
We've got it here, and while it's not the monster it is further south...it's still a thug. Once it gets a toe-hold, it's nearly impossible to get rid of...thanks for the great info...and it was written in a very readable manner!
Kudzu is in e Tx and I've heard in parts of Arkansas. It is apparently not as invasive here as there have been small stands of it that have not spread.
This was an interesting article, thank you and info worth keeping and I love the Dr. Bronners soap. One more use for it! Thanks.
Glynnis, that was very informative! This is a terrible problem in Georgia for sure! There are buildings engulfed by this monster, and just a mile or so away from me there is a beautiful crepe myrtle (red) that is almost consumed by this WEED at the edge of some undeveloped property. It is so sad to see it taking things over and "blotting them out"!
I have often wondered how peopel kept it off their property or got rid of it when it was threatening. Doesn't it grow with the speed of light or something close...lol
Good job, Glynis. Thanks for the info. We have a cucumber vine there that will eat whole groves of trees. I may try your recipe on little pieces that have started in our yard.
In central Alabama, it's a fact of life. Kudzu will cover anything. It will kill trees. In my experience, it behaves a bit like strawberry plants, in that it establishes "mother" plants which then spread to other areas where other "mother " plants are established. I don't believe you can control it without using chemicals. We mow it first, then as the new growth appears, we spray. There is one school of thought that suggests the new growth ingests the spray as moisture. I don't know, but it still takes 3 - 5 years to virtually (almost) eliminate it. It performed better than we thought. Thanks for the article.
I guess our winters have kept this monster out of Canada... not that we don't have invasive plants in our own back yards to worry about (purple loosestrife comes to mind, destroying wetlands, where poison is not an option). Excellent article, Glynis.
