The vine that ate the South

[Deleted member 79987]

Cursed be the nimrod dimwit who thought it would be a good idea to
bring kudzu to the South and use it as a shade plant!
This stuff is driving me crazy.

 

[WinstonSmith]

Thought it was brought here more for erosion control? Heard someone say once that they thought cows might eat it too. Whatever the reason it was a dumb one in hindsight.

 

[Trailrider]

Looks like a flame thrower is in order here.

 

[Deleted member 79987]

Thought it was brought here more for erosion control? Heard someone say once that they thought cows might eat it too. Whatever the reason it was a dumb one in hindsight.

I think it was all of those now that I search the source of all knowledge (Wikipedia).

The vine was widely marketed in the Southeast as an ornamental plant to be used to shade porches, and in the first half of the 20th century, kudzu was distributed as a high-protein content cattle fodder and as a cover plant to prevent soil erosion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States

 

[BDR1]

Kudzu is the 2nd fastest growing thing in the south... well maybe its 3rd fastest now

 

[Deleted member 79987]

Kudzu is the 2nd fastest growing thing in the south... well maybe its 3rd fastest now

Oh great... you're telling me there's crap like this that's even worse?

 

[BDR1]

Oh great... you're telling me there's crap like this that's even worse?

Yep...

 

[Granite3]

Cows will eat it, goats will to, sheep are even better.

Sheep will pull the root out as well.

 

[MRH]

Kudzu is edible for humans. We should never starve knowing this. Most people don't know it.

 

[Gunanddoglover]

Oh great... you're telling me there's crap like this that's even worse?

Yes, a extremely invasive species called liberalis dumbassess.