On Fri, 06 Jun 2003 15:38:55 GMT, "Gloria Lenon"
wrote:

I remember Kudzu growing over trees and houses in Maryland. This was 30
years ago. It doesn't go away, but is edible! That is why it was brought
to this country. It is not a native plant, but loves it here. If you have
tortoises or cattle/cows, feed it to them. People also eat Kudzu - so lets
have a big big big Kudzu salad!

I understood that kudzu was brought to this country from Japan to
control erosion. It got out of control and grows almost anywhere.
Here in Tennessee, it covers road signs, fences, tops of trees,
buildings and cars. There's a kudzu festival with various ways to eat
this invasive plant. It looks very ugly in the winter.