Re: [tomato] Tomato Digest V1 #195
John Cramer (Tomato@GlobalGarden.com)
Thu, 08 Apr 1999 23:45:22 -0400
Just take a trip through Georgia via I-75. You won't miss it. It's the new
foliage on every tree and ground square centimeter.
Orchid wrote:
> I'd like to see a picture of Kudzu so I know if I have it on my
> property...just curious.
>
> Pete
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-tomato@GlobalGarden.com [mailto:owner-tomato@GlobalGarden.com]
> On Behalf Of Paul Reynolds
> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 1999 8:17 AM
> To: Tomato@GlobalGarden.com
> Subject: Re: [tomato] Tomato Digest V1 #195
>
> If a person is interested in trying to utilize kudzu, I would recommend that
> you
> contact the USDA. I have no idea who you would need to get in touch with,
> but I
> will be looking myself and will bring you up to date if I find anything. My
> interest is tweeked in a beneficial use for this "weed".
>
> Personally, I wouldn't see any harm in allowing a bit of propagation if
> there
> was a medicinal use for it. But, there are some pretty stringent laws
> addressing these issues when it comes to a species such as kudzu that has
> adapted and caused so much harm to the natural environment in the SE US.
>
> Paul Reynolds
> Environmental Agronomist
> Austin Texas