Re: Kudzu of the North
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Kudzu of the North
- From: B*@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 08:42:51 EDT
In a message dated 5/14/00 1:06:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time, lwallpe@juno.com
writes:
<< Japanese Bush Honeysuckle is the Kudzu of the
North according to Jim Wilson of Victory Garden fame. It is ruining the
woods and byways of the north, shading out everything under it. >>
===>The Halls vining honeysuckle is no better. I read somewhere that not
only does the bush honeysuckle smother out growth under it but that it also
appears to release a chemical that ensures no competiton from other plants.
Linda's right. It's very nasty. I can't tell you how much of this I have
taken the chainsaw and Roundup to, nor how many young ones I have pulled.
Yet there's always more to replace it.
Bill Lee
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