Kudzu

Keyword: Kudzu


Kudzu grows like crazy around here. It travels up wires and telephone poles and down hillsides. From what I understand, kudzu was brought to the United States by the Japanese for some Expo. I do know that farmers used it a lot during the early years as ground cover to prevent soil erosion. Most of the time I see it on land that is pretty much useless so I guess it's okay if it thrives there. I remember someone saying that during the summer you had to close your windows at night or the kudzu would get you because it grows so fast. I think it grows like 10 or 12 inches per day! That's a lot! Anyway, I like seeing groves of it because it signifies summer for me. I would like to have a kudzu cave hidden behind a kudzu wall. The sign on the front of the cave? NO BOYS ALLOWED! well, maybe one =)