Sudokuaholics Anonymous 2

I have no idea what zone I am in. I didn't even know there were zones. My climate sounds similar to yours though.

Honey Suckle? You mean the one with the white flowers? Why, Stella, that's what we complained about before we got Kudzoo.

another attempt before good night

Sorry you need to leave, Jenni! We were glad you could join us. Have a good lunch and enjoy the 'chores.'

What's Kudzoo?

oh well, that's the way it goes

Holy cow! We flipped a page over and I had no idea. Congrats, Stella!

I had no idea either. I was too busy typing and reading to notice. lol

Good night Ruby, & bye, Stella & Julie

We used to pinch and suck the juice, too. And what about the heavenly smell!

kudzoo (or kudzu) is an aquatic plant that is choking all the waterways in Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. There are all kinds of eradication plans, but none of them have worked. It's a weed.

So, topper, you are in western hemisphere?

Good night Topper! Catch you on the flip side.

Topper, do you know where the kudzu was brought from?

Yes, the smell is heavenly! So the kudzoo killed all of the honeysuckle? That's terrible.

Did the kudzu come from some place else? Maybe the Amazon?

I have no way of knowing whether this story is true, but...

http://www.cptr.ua.edu/kudzu/

Drat. Now I need to find out more about the kudzu. I think it is not native to the US. Seems like I read about it once, but don't remember what 'problem' they hoped to solve with it.

Some idiot probably thought it would be nice in their water garden. Do you have a problem with kudzoo by you Ruby?

I wish we were near the bottom of a page, while you're all looking at the kudzu site...

Very clever, topper. I just realized that could be a ploy. But, no, it's an actual informative website you sent us to.

Kudzoo is a Japanese vine that was imported to try to stem soil erosion. It has a large, fan shaped leaf, and it will take over. It will climb power poles and disrupt the circut. It climbs trees, engulfs and kills them. Grows about a foot a day. You can't kill it, not with RoundUp or anything available to civilians. Digging it up or plowing it under only invigorate it. Forms a viney jungle where ever it is.

I don't think it has spread to IL - probably not the right temperatures. Ruby, I guess you might have it in SC.

Kudzoo did not kill all the honey suckle. It's just a worse problem.

You would almost think this was a page for botanists. We have discussed Pineapple Sage and Kudzu this evening. Ruby, I hope kudzu isn't a problem for you.

And there's a comic strip by that name, too

Lord, yes, we have Kudzoo.

I wonder why? Is it funny?

Very interesting info. You think that there would be a consistent use for sure a hearty plant. Maybe a food for animals so they don't have to graze on pesticide-ridden grass or crops.

Is honeysuckle considered a pain in the neck as well? Is it a hearty plant that is hard to get rid of?

I don't have any on my land.

just like malaleuca (maleleuca) trees in Florida, eucalyptus trees in California, starlings, wrens, rabbits in Oz, and a million other things.

Here's more info on kudzu that indicates it can be fed to livestock:

For successful long term control of kudzu, the extensive root system must be destroyed. Any remaining root crowns can lead to reinfestation of an area. Mechanical methods involve cutting vines just above ground level and destroying all cut material. Close mowing every month for two growing seasons or repeated cultivation may be effective. Cut kudzu can be fed to livestock, burned or enclosed in plastic bags and sent to a landfill. If conducted in the spring, cutting must be repeated as regrowth appears to exhaust the plant's stored carbohydrate reserves. Late season cutting should be followed up with immediate application of a systemic herbicide (e.g., glyphosate) to cut stems, to encourage transport of the herbicide into the root system. Repeated applications of several soil-active herbicides have been used effectively on large infestations in forestry situations. Efforts are being organized by the U.S. Forest Service to begin a search for biological control agents for kudzu

They could make a horror movie out of it growing into the house during the night. lol

I had a distant relative who cut it for hay for his cows, and his wife fried the small, young leaves like potato chips. They were on TV, but no comercial success came from it.

Topper, it sounds like we shouldn't mess with the species native to an area. Bringing in something to 'improve' doesn't always achieve the desired results.

sounds like another immigration discussion....

Stella, it is said to be able to grow a foot a day. There are pictures on one website of a house (presumably abandoned) that is completely covered.

ok, this bloody dial-up...

I guess kudzu did solve the soil erosion problem.