Kudzu

[Roger0Czerwonobrody]

KUDZU ROOT makes you feel good!!!

Need a drink, smoke, weed, orgasm, internet connection ?!

KUDZU ROOT will substitute all that !!!

NOT ADDICTIVE!!! Grow it at home !!!

Both Chinese and Indians belong to the yellow race, but the chinese use kudzu root as a spice . The Indians were subjugated by fiery water (vodka) while a joint military effort of the european states was needed to legalize opium in China. They had a better (THE BEST) weed !!!

Drug lords want you to fight kudzu !!!

[MultiJMAN911]

Thumbs up if you were waiting for the kudzu to strangle that fucker!!

[fairportfan2]

Actually, the stuff really got its start when the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps, a New Deal agency) pushed it for erosion control (which it works quite well for) and as cattle feed - cows like it and as long as they move fast enough to keep ahead of it, it's good - and they give extra-rich, extra-rich milk after eating it.

[Lee2785991]

this is a real problem :))

[TheAllissia123]

okay this is kinda helpful what am i supposed to do with this imformation with a project due tommaro????????? someone help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fmoham01]

Where can I get its seeds? I want to plant it in the desert.

[tomco78]

Thank our USDA for bringing it here to control erosion!

[hawkermustang]

Too bad there is no THC in this stuff.

[hawkermustang]

Why not use this Kudzu to feed to our livestock instead of feeding the animals corn which humans need to eat?

[fairportfan2]

@hawkermustang Because the cattle would have to keep moving fast enough to keep ahead of it, and they'd work off weight.

[hawkermustang]

@fairportfan2 It could be good or bad. If kept contained it my be good for goats and cows to eat.

[fairportfan2]

@hawkermustang Unfortunately, if you've ever seen it in action, it is almost impossible to "contain" - it can climb most anything.

Check jjanthony.c-m/kudzu/ and look at some of the pictures.

[fairportfan2]

@fairportfan2 Specifically jjanthony.c-m/kudzu/atlanta.ht­ml (put the "o" back where the dash is.)

[hawkermustang]

@fairportfan2 IDK? I think anything can be contained, but Many people are too lazy. If that crap is left lose in the woods it won't be stopped. It don't seem to be a big problem in asia?

[fairportfan2]

@hawkermustang

In Asia it has natural enemies.

Google "Japan" and "bluegill". Quoting from Wikipedia:

"Bluegill were presented to the then-crown prince, Akihito in 1960 as a gift by Richard J. Daley, mayor of Chicago. The prince, in turn, donated the fish to fishery research agencies in Japan from which they escaped, becoming an invasive species which has wreaked havoc with native species, specifically in Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture. The emperor has since apologized."

[fairportfan2]

@hawkermustang

A further thought - i guess you've never lived where kudzu is common. If you had, you'd know better.

Each root has to be dug up individually - and if you leave even a small part of the "crown", it grows again.

Also, like strawberries, it spreads by putting down new roots and forming new crowns every few feet/inches along the vines. (Strawberries are another thing that's hard to get rid of, BTW).

[hawkermustang]

@fairportfan2 I like Strawberries. I think my mother has that shit growing in he yard for decoration. Maybe one could put it in a field with a wall and kill the stuff when it climbs the wall?

[MrNativeDancer]

@hawkermustang Your comment is the only comment that makes sense one here! Goats,Sheep,Cows,Horses,Chicke­ns love to eat this stuff. I grow mine in a container I have had for years on the patio, I just trim it when it gets to big, or touches the ground underneath. Its a great plant when looked after properly, the flowers get swarmed with honey and bumble bees, also when the security light comes on at night I have seen huge moths on it to great for wildlife when flowering, the smell is nice too!!!

[switchgrassfuel]

turn it into fuel. i think it would be a good choice for fuel since it appears to be very abundant.

[skilover5]

kudzu CAN grow in UK, but you don't want it, even for privacy. It grows a foot a day and is such a strong vine, it will take down a whole building. I have seen it this summer here in Maine, which was very surprising to me. Here in Maine we have short very hot summers and cold winters, and it seems to be doing fine here.

[Jdlifsey]

We should introduce Kudzu to the sahara desert. Maybe the desert would eventually become fertile.

[KC1971J]

@Jdlifsey Kudzu can send roots very, very deep into the subsoil. If the roots made it to an underground stream, it would probably flourish. Can you imagine how all that lush, green growth would look out in the middle of a desert? Maybe it would even follow the stream across the desert, tapping it's roots into it at various points, and forming rich topsoil whenever it drops it's leaves. The leaves and stems are edible and could be chewed and sucked on for sustenance.

[Jdlifsey]

@KC1971J

That's my thoughts... why hasn't it been done?

[KC1971J]

@Jdlifsey I guess NadimahElizabeth just hasn't made her way to the desert yet. LOL

[buttkracken]

Prisoners would be a cheap labor force. At least it would give them something positive to work for.

[MickScarborough]

Never never never grow kudzu for any reason

[soccerplayagrl101]

AAAHH!! ITS EVERYWHERE IN SC!!!

[WinterHaven]

Keep it in a small pot. It won't grow anymore than a few feet, and it lives for years and years.

[NadimahElizabeth]

Livestick love this stuff, I wonder why he said you can't turn livestock loose on it. It is a member of the pea family and serves goats well. I can't get anyone to send me seeds for it in northern ireland. I have this huge concrete yard it couldn't escape from and I'd love to cultivate it in containers where the animals are housed at night.

[KC1971J]

@NadimahElizabeth He is misinformed. In fact, it is being controlled very effectively in some parts of the US, using goats to graze it. If grazed continually, for several years, the goats eventually kill it. You want seeds? LOL. Send me a pm. There is nothing illegal about growing it in containers, as far as I know.

[TheMassAnnoyance]

Would this survive in the UK? I think this would be good for privacy.

[utiacomm]

I believe the UK winters are similar to ours in Tennessee, cold and rainy. So, it would probably grow. However, once it starts growing it's very difficult to control.

[VietFiddle]

@TheMassAnnoyance

I don't think so. It cannot survive inside the snow and ice.

[KC1971J]

@TheMassAnnoyance It was recently spotted in southern Canada, so I think it would survive in the UK, or at least in the warmer areas. In spite of Kudzu's tendency to take over the South, it is a very useful plant and makes an excellent compost.(Google Charles Wilber. It will blow your mind.) The aroma from the flower spike is absolutely intoxicating, and I'm not big on ornamentals or flowers.  Sort of smells like Nu-Grape soda..........only better.

[Picassia]

I've seen it as far north as Pennsylvania, so I think it could survive the UK winters. It smells really nice in the summer (a nice apple fragrance), and the blooms are lovely, but be warned... if it escapes your property, you might have some angry neighbors.

[TheMassAnnoyance]

@Picassia It is useful for privacy and security, but from the replies on this video, it might be more sensible to use something less... invasive! :)

[fairportfan2]

@TheMassAnnoyance

If you did introduce it in the UK, your screenname would come true, though i think your neighbours would be more than merely annoyed...

[therealhannoverfisk]

Away down south in the land of Kudzu....

[kingoftheroosters]

I wish marijuana can grow like kudzo.

[sadies1984]

I bet if the state put a bounty on it-lets say a nickel a foot like the pop can-that sure would take care of it quick!

[sirbrickrock]

it's so quick you might actually see it grow before your eyes

[wildniagara]

What's wrong with your Government anyway. They also had stocking programs for common carp throughout the country and asian carp into fish farms. What's next, madagascar hissing cockroaches?

[TheKingkudzu]

it was made to be used , we eat it build with it made cloth ,paper, jellies ,soap ,basket ,animal treats out of it , coffins ,ear rings , candy , Halloween costumes ,kudzu bamboo trees for Christmas, and it good for your health ,i have more fun going to a kudzu patch than walmart ,it is a lot cheaper to

[TheKingkudzu]

kudzu was made to be used . we eat it, build building out of . can make cloth out of it , and any thing from paper to caskets out of it . for me going to a kudzu patch is just as fun as going to wal-mart , and it is free

[macavityomega]

One has to wonder if it's possible to cross produce Kudzu with anything else. Imagine Carrots or Potatoes that could grow a foot in a day.

[KC1971J]

@macavityomega I suppose it could be done with the same methods used in GMO foods. But no one wants to eat "Frankenfood." In certain parts of Europe, GMO food is labeled so that consumers can make a choice and avoid it if they want to. Here in the US, it isn't labeled so you don't really know what you're eating. I say make some Kudzu Compost and grow high yielding crops, any crop, like Charles Wilber did. Google "How to Grow World Record Tomatoes."

[KC1971J]

@macavityomega The complete system and compost recipe is outlined in his book. For anyone who is serious about this, don't worry if you can't get Kudzu. Alfalfa works great, so do soybean plants. Any legume should work. Wilber grew 20 foot tall tomato plants with his Kudzu compost, each plant producing over 340 lbs of fruit. He made it into the 1987 edition of the Guinness World Records. He also grew Silver Queen corn to 15 feet tall, each plant producing several ears of corn.

[KC1971J]

@macavityomega

He grew lots of other crops with his compost. His technique was completely organic, using ingredients like shredded Kudzu, rock dust, manure, etc. I just made a batch of Kudzu compost, but it's too cool to grow anything at the moment, except maybe greens and radish. Maybe I'll plant a few radish and see what happens. There is another Youtube user who is also doing it. He lives in Tuscaloosa Alabama and his tomatoes are at least 16 feet tall. Search for "Best compost recipe"

[marcjtdc]

@macavityomega look on amazon about the book "how to grow world record tomatoes" the guy seemingly makies compost out of kudzu. pretty interesting.

[TheAllissia123]

@macavityomega lol wow

[FlamingBat]

@macavityomega An interesting thought. Are you suggesting a sort of hybrid fruit or vegetable that ripens quickly?

[Roger0Czerwonobrody]

@macavityomega

Say no to GMO !!!

[sparklerbombg]

@macavityomega imagine pot

[cawoxasan]

can u buy its seed and does it grow in deserts

[Fatalize222]

I HATE KUDZU

[IFlick]

Instead of having Federal authorities seize marijuana plants, why not have them pick this shit? Little tougher weed to be at war with apparently.

[masakokubo]

The subterranean stem of this plant becomes materials of good starch.

[atagonist]

kudzu is actually pretty healthy and can be used as food. people should use the plant, not just kill it with herbicides

[TheBrassHole]

It kills more food than it makes. Especially the food for our wild life.

[Ragnar1001]

Vegetable Bulldozer

[rlt94]

lol, in 0:12 those are ppl!!!!

[middlehavenracer]

hey if kudzu can used to make ethanol. Any sugar plant or "green plant" can. Then why isnt anyone producing it now. I read that harvesting it is difficult. WTF are people so lazy that cutting it is hard. I will volunteer to find kudzu get a freakin weed whacker and bring immense samples to them. Then they can make it into ethanol.andHow is controlling it difficult. Wouldnt a tightly sealed enclosure grow the kudzu like a greenhouse then you can make ethanol from the harvested kudzu. Why not now?

[Zephyruu]

It's not as efficient. We use more usable energy from turning it into energy than we get from the product.

[middlehavenracer]

true, just learned that a few weeks ago actually. ; P thanks for the comment though

[epikwon]

check the web for zetatalk they have all sorts of good info!!

[sociablyclussy]

Kudzu moonshine gasoline. no tending to. no fertilizer needed ,no pestisides ,no hauling gasoline to the mountains for all those tourist. It burns clean. It grows in the poorist parts of the country. Jobs!! Manufactoring kudzu harvesting machinery - jobs! In Germany every big city and lots of small towns have thier own brewery stills. Every county were kudzu grows can have thier own. Green Jobs!!!

[SadieSummer]

Goats and llamas would love to eat kudzu. Goats have been used out in the west (California to Washington) to clear out shrubsa and also prevent fires. They eat just about anything! It's also better for the environment. No need for herbicides. And goat droppings make great fertilizers.

[TMoorej]

it's funny you should say that, I know a place where some Amish people let some goats loose on a hillside full of that cudzu and they devoured it, last time I looked it was completely gone

[TheBrassHole]

They should re-introduce wild mountain goats back in to this state. :) Good call.

[CharlotteFairchild]

Kudzu Food on Google has a lot of info. If you try to get rid of it, try a Google for kokudzu because they do great things to manage kudzu. Also do a Google for kudzu kwestions!

[IFlick]

In the 1970's Jimmy Carter called this the Number one problem facing the rural south. Rather than detroying marijuana crops, we should have them out pulling up this shit!

[JMein13074]

A-freakin-men to that!

[pikpikimon]

Plants will soon rule the world

[FireflyL18]

Jackson, Mississippi is thriving in it

[easyv96]

There will probably be a day we bless this plant. What other potential food source grows A FOOT A DAY. My family already uses kudzu for food. Collards cost money, Kudzu is FREE. Just be careful where you get it due to poison filled eradication efforts.

[CharlotteFairchild]

Look up kudzu food or kudzu recipes on search engines. My site is kudzu questions when you do a search.

[CharlotteFairchild]

It hasn't been 100 years since the Great Depression. There are millions of people today who have no access to green plants yet. They just don't know how healthy kudzu is, and how fast it is to get a lot in a bag. They don't know it is sweet like sweet peas as well as free and nutritious.

[jkeelsnc]

As a matter of fact, a group at GA Tech some 30 years ago figured out how to make fuel from this stuff. Of course, there is the guy in Chattanooga that distills Kudzu Mash (like moonshine) into Ethanol. 7 Million acres that will continue to grow back from a plant that has high sugar and starch content is just the right plant for making fuel in place of petroleum based fuels.

[crandall27]

there is a bug is japan than eats it i think

[CharlotteFairchild]

Asia doesn't poison kudzu, and bugs there don't eat it more than here. People eat it, and it is drought tolerant and anticarcinagenic and antileukemic and cuts alcohol consumption in half. Do a search on kudzu kwestions for the citations..

[loperspest]

That is unlikely. When something lives in an are long enough, there are always creatures that will adapt and fill the new niches. Of course, this can take hundreds if not thousands of years. We up on Vancouver Island have a similar problem with scotch broom and blackberries.

[jet1826]

Deep fried...it makes a great "potato chip" type snack. Salt it, though.

[WilkersonBricore]

Great video.

Hey, my goats love this stuff! Great for increasing milk in them too.

[iwpoe]

You can eat it as they do in Japan.

[CharlotteFairchild]

There are recipes Japan hasn't thought about yet. My kudzu juice and kudzu brownies aren't found in Japan!

[ohbaldguy]

If you haven't been to Mississippi and seen how this stuff KILLS ALL OTHER PLANTLIFE by smothering it and that it will literally grow across a small highway in a matter of weeks then by all means go there. Too bad they can't make fuel with this stuff!

[LechesiaBlue]

Oh, but we can, and we are making fuel from Kudzu. Check out Agro*Gas Industries, Cleveland, TN

[scrubbycritter]

plants rule the planet, our relationship with them is very extensive and long, even if we aren't aware of that.