It is a rampant weed, imported, I believe, by some folks on a State (unnamed) payroll, as a roadside ground cover. Ask the folks in the South who have to deal with it. Do not, I say, do not let anyone send you any. In any form. Although I don't think it is supposed to thrive in really cold weather. >Kudzu is a plant. You cut the plant and compost it. Then you have kudzu >compost. If you live in a place like I do, there isn't any kudzu growing >around here. So, I guess you might have to have someone bale up some for >you eh? In some places, it's thought of as a weed. > >Thomas Giannou >Spokane, Washington > >-----Original Message----- >From: Orchid <orchid@ispchannel.com> >To: Tomato@GlobalGarden.com <Tomato@GlobalGarden.com> >Date: Sunday, April 04, 1999 8:46 PM >Subject: Re: [tomato] New Book > > >>What is Kudzu compost, and where do you get it? >> >>Pete >>-----Original Message----- >>From: techhead <techhead@enteract.com> >>To: Tomato@GlobalGarden.com <Tomato@GlobalGarden.com> >>Date: Sunday, April 04, 1999 1:24 PM >>Subject: Re: [tomato] New Book >> >> >>>He pinches all suckers, but leaves 18 main branches and trains them up the >>>outside of the cages (6- 5' cages stacked vertically!) He also gets 342 >>>pounds of tomato's per plant. By the way, he swears by kudzu compost. >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: <Kuczwanski@aol.com> >>>To: <Tomato@GlobalGarden.com> >>>Sent: Saturday, April 03, 1999 11:06 AM >>>Subject: Re: [tomato] New Book >>> >>> >>>> I'm intrigued! How does he pinch those suckers? >>> >>> >>> >> > > > --