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raccoon

(31,110 posts) Wed Oct 11, 2017, 12:40 PM Oct 2017

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Kudzu in North Dakota? I am shocked, shocked.

https://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/map/pumol.htm

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Kudzu in North Dakota? I am shocked, shocked. (Original Post) raccoon Oct 2017 OP

kinda shocked it can withstand the cold in ND nt steve2470 Oct 2017 #1

I'm surprised it's not in AL or LA. louis-t Oct 2017 #2

I am more than surprised! unc70 Oct 2017 #3

I didn't realize that until y'all pointed it out. raccoon Oct 2017 #5

It covers Alabama... dixiegrrrrl Oct 2017 #10

Wow. At least SOME good is coming from them. louis-t Oct 2017 #11

Kudzu apparently reduces alcohol cravings dixiegrrrrl Oct 2017 #14

Kudzu: the vine that ate the South. dgibby Oct 2017 #4

I don't know that might be a good thing, because raccoon Oct 2017 #6

I remember it taking over Alabama, thankfully it doesn't like Florida, S FL at least Motley13 Oct 2017 #7

where I lived in Fla. it was all over.. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2017 #13

Kudzu, I hear it's going places n/t hibbing Oct 2017 #8

Win! denbot Oct 2017 #9

Invasive plant species takes root in Canada steve2470 Oct 2017 #12

OMG. I sincerely hope Canada doesn't declare war Over that. Nt raccoon Oct 2017 #17

It's even invading the countertops of our kitchens! Generic Brad Oct 2017 #15

I actually read a horror story about it Loyd Oct 2017 #16

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

1. kinda shocked it can withstand the cold in ND nt

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Oct 11, 2017, 01:03 PM

Oct 2017

louis-t

(23,292 posts)

2. I'm surprised it's not in AL or LA.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Oct 11, 2017, 01:31 PM

Oct 2017

GA has it, bigly.

unc70

(6,110 posts)

3. I am more than surprised!

Reply to louis-t (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 11, 2017, 01:59 PM

Oct 2017

A quick search finds lots of info on kudzu in AL — over a quarter million acres. Don’t know what to think of the source in OP.

raccoon

(31,110 posts)

5. I didn't realize that until y'all pointed it out.

Reply to unc70 (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 11, 2017, 02:10 PM

Oct 2017

I didn't realize that until y'all pointed it out. No question about that Alabama is covered with it. Maybe it was Russians that put that map out there.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

10. It covers Alabama...

Reply to louis-t (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 11, 2017, 03:43 PM

Oct 2017

I have to have it hacked back from my yard every year, and it is all over town, county, state.
did you know the purple flowers smell exactly like Welch's grape jam? they actually make jam from the flowers here. Blossoms look like wisteria flowers.

louis-t

(23,292 posts)

11. Wow. At least SOME good is coming from them.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #10)

Wed Oct 11, 2017, 03:48 PM

Oct 2017

My brother battles that stuff in Atlanta.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

14. Kudzu apparently reduces alcohol cravings

Reply to louis-t (Reply #11)

Wed Oct 11, 2017, 04:01 PM

Oct 2017

and is being used for that purpose, also.

dgibby

(9,474 posts)

4. Kudzu: the vine that ate the South.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Oct 11, 2017, 02:00 PM

Oct 2017

It's gobbled up everything south of the Mason-Dixon line, so it had to move north. Just pray it doesn't bring the fire ants with it!

raccoon

(31,110 posts)

6. I don't know that might be a good thing, because

Reply to dgibby (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 11, 2017, 02:13 PM

Oct 2017

in the winter the ground would freeze and the fire ants would freeze their butts off.

Motley13

(3,867 posts)

7. I remember it taking over Alabama, thankfully it doesn't like Florida, S FL at least

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Oct 11, 2017, 02:24 PM

Oct 2017

you can watch the stuff grow

Damn, just checked the map, bigly in FL, I have never seen it here

cked the map again, it doesn't show it taking over AL

that map is suspect

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

13. where I lived in Fla. it was all over..

Reply to Motley13 (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 11, 2017, 03:55 PM

Oct 2017

Lake County...Lake City....

hibbing

(10,096 posts)

8. Kudzu, I hear it's going places n/t

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Oct 11, 2017, 02:42 PM

Oct 2017

denbot

(9,899 posts)

9. Win!

Reply to hibbing (Reply #8)

Wed Oct 11, 2017, 02:54 PM

Oct 2017

Ah the memories!

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

12. Invasive plant species takes root in Canada

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Oct 11, 2017, 03:53 PM

Oct 2017

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/invasive-plant-species-takes-root-in-canada-1.815350

raccoon

(31,110 posts)

17. OMG. I sincerely hope Canada doesn't declare war Over that. Nt

Reply to steve2470 (Reply #12)

Thu Oct 12, 2017, 06:44 AM

Oct 2017

Generic Brad

(14,274 posts)

15. It's even invading the countertops of our kitchens!

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Oct 11, 2017, 08:04 PM

Oct 2017

http://www.kudzu.com

Loyd

(309 posts)

16. I actually read a horror story about it

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Oct 11, 2017, 08:23 PM

Oct 2017

It was good, but I've long since forgotten the title.

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