i live up on a bluff from lake michigan, and would like to get my hands on
some KUDZU for stabilization......................i am not having any luck
with purchasing through GOOGLE.

anyone?

--

Gesundheit.

Come on down and load up all you want. It may do fine up there with
winters and having it die back etc , but its a major problem in the
south. I woul d not wish a stand of kudzu on my worst enemy, well
except for one or two perhaps. I had a spot of it starting to grow
and and I jumped on it right away once I found it. It toopk almost 5
years of working at it, and now I can safely say I am yet again kudzu
free.

On Tue, 06 Jun 2006 17:14:40 GMT, "readandpostrosie"
wrote:
i live up on a bluff from lake michigan, and would like to get my hands on
some KUDZU for stabilization......................i am not having any luck
with purchasing through GOOGLE.

anyone?

On Tue, 06 Jun 2006 17:14:40 GMT, "readandpostrosie"
wrote:

i live up on a bluff from lake michigan, and would like to get my hands on
some KUDZU for stabilization......................i am not having any luck
with purchasing through GOOGLE.

anyone?

Kudzu is a very _bad_ idea.

It's invasive and nearly impossible to kill. Because of its density,
it destroys nearly every plant in its path -- including trees --
damaging the local ecosystem in ways that would take decades to
restore.

--Nan

On Tue, 06 Jun 2006 17:14:40 GMT, "readandpostrosie"
wrote:

i live up on a bluff from lake michigan, and would like to get my hands on
some KUDZU for stabilization......................i am not having any luck
with purchasing through GOOGLE.

anyone?


Anyone in the South would call this crazy. Zudzu grows exceptionally
fast, covers street signs, covers homes, and shades/kills trees and
bushes. You might consider some other ground cover. Pachysandra
should grow well. Other options include grass, lily of the
valley,vinca, and a variety of vines. Not sure if kudzu would grow
well in Michigan. If it did, you'd regret ever planting it. Roundup
does not stop kudzu. BTW, we have zudzu festivals here. It is
edible.

Oh yes I would call it crazy for sure. I am in Georgia.
We spent our lives pulling it out of everything. PLEASE don't think
about planting it. There are other more nature friendly vines you can grow.
Google it.
Elaine
"Phisherman" wrote in message
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On Tue, 06 Jun 2006 17:14:40 GMT, "readandpostrosie"
wrote:

i live up on a bluff from lake michigan, and would like to get my hands on
some KUDZU for stabilization......................i am not having any luck
with purchasing through GOOGLE.

anyone?


Anyone in the South would call this crazy. Zudzu grows exceptionally
fast, covers street signs, covers homes, and shades/kills trees and
bushes. You might consider some other ground cover. Pachysandra
should grow well. Other options include grass, lily of the
valley,vinca, and a variety of vines. Not sure if kudzu would grow
well in Michigan. If it did, you'd regret ever planting it. Roundup
does not stop kudzu. BTW, we have zudzu festivals here. It is
edible.

thanks for the offer!

--



"~Roy" wrote in message
...
Come on down and load up all you want. It may do fine up there with
winters and having it die back etc , but its a major problem in the
south. I woul d not wish a stand of kudzu on my worst enemy, well
except for one or two perhaps. I had a spot of it starting to grow
and and I jumped on it right away once I found it. It toopk almost 5
years of working at it, and now I can safely say I am yet again kudzu
free.

On Tue, 06 Jun 2006 17:14:40 GMT, "readandpostrosie"
wrote:
i live up on a bluff from lake michigan, and would like to get my hands
on
some KUDZU for stabilization......................i am not having any
luck
with purchasing through GOOGLE.

anyone?

i will heed everyone's warning and RETHINK this whole thing!
thanks!

"readandpostrosie" wrote in
:

i live up on a bluff from lake michigan, and would like to
get my hands on some KUDZU for
stabilization......................i am not having any luck
with purchasing through GOOGLE.

anyone?

since it's listed as an illegal invasive foreign species, i
doubt you *will* find anyplace reputable that will sell you
kudzu plants or seed.
lee
--
"Fascism would be better described as corporatism,
since it is marriage between the state and business"
- Benito Mussolini

. BTW, we have zudzu festivals here. It is
edible.

What's it taste like? (Just curious, hoping the answer is fiddlehead
ferns.)

viv

I would be weary of eating any weed from the south--in the Appalachians
they have "ramp" festivals where they harvest the wild ramp (a type of
leek). The stuff smells when you cook it and makes you smell aweful
after eating it. I would worry about the same with Kudzu.

vivian wrote:
. BTW, we have zudzu festivals here. It is
edible.

What's it taste like? (Just curious, hoping the answer is fiddlehead
ferns.)

viv

I would be weary of eating any weed from the south--in the Appalachians
they have "ramp" festivals where they harvest the wild ramp (a type of
leek). The stuff smells when you cook it and makes you smell awful
after eating it. I would worry about the same with Kudzu.

vivian wrote:
. BTW, we have zudzu festivals here. It is
edible.

What's it taste like? (Just curious, hoping the answer is fiddlehead
ferns.)

viv

On Tue, 06 Jun 2006 17:14:40 GMT, "readandpostrosie"
wrote:

i live up on a bluff from lake michigan, and would like to get my hands on
some KUDZU for stabilization......................i am not having any luck
with purchasing through GOOGLE.

anyone?

Try investigating Crown Vetch. You could also try contacting
the local MSU Extension office for your county and see what
they would suggest. If you're on the Michigan side of the
lake see:

http://www.msue.msu.edu/portal/

For Crown vetch info:

http://web1.msue.msu.edu/imp/modzz/00000425.html

http://www.botany.wisc.edu/wisflora/...?SpCode=CORVAR


--
Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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Vivian oh please,there are some things they eat up North that would make me
puck.
Cows eat it but it takes two years for them to kill it and it grows to fast.
Drink Milk?
Here are some recipes for ya'll.
http://home.att.net/~ejlinton/jelly.html

BTW Kudzu has even made it to New York (probably someone on vacation and
decided to take some home?)
so if anyone thinks it dies in the winter...it doesn't.
The roots are there ready to pop back up next spring. I know when we have
had our first frost by
when the Kudzu wilts but it is there waiting for the next warm weather to
rejuvenate and grow like crazy.
Elaine in Ga
Zone7

"potesta" wrote in message
oups.com...
I would be weary of eating any weed from the south--in the Appalachians
they have "ramp" festivals where they harvest the wild ramp (a type of
leek). The stuff smells when you cook it and makes you smell awful
after eating it. I would worry about the same with Kudzu.

vivian wrote:
. BTW, we have zudzu festivals here. It is
edible.

What's it taste like? (Just curious, hoping the answer is fiddlehead
ferns.)

viv

it is considered a noxious weed in Wisconsin. Ingrid

Leon Fisk wrote:
Try investigating Crown Vetch. You could also try contacting
the local MSU Extension office for your county and see what
they would suggest. If you're on the Michigan side of the
lake see:


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