Since its invasion of North America 50 years ago, this invasive flower species evolved to conquer it - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Pvt. Martin;43280790]To be honest you could have accidentally bumped worse articles.[/QUOTE] Regardless, for a few minutes, I thought I was going to be banned for bumping such an old thread. Better get the glasses out.. Just to be on the safe side.. [editline]23rd December 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Big Dumb American;43283018][I]Zerohope tried to still his shaking hands for long enough to light a cigarette. He cursed as the first wavery flame sputtered out, and struck another match. This time he managed, and drew deep from the slender Marlboro. "No," he whispered. "I can't go back. I'm done with that life. I will never garden again. Not for you, not for anybody."[/I][/QUOTE] Well played sir, after those "funky experiments" I mentioned were.. Well, completed, I decided to just stop growing plants. It's tedious when I'm also studying to become a gardener. Having to work with plants all day, then come home to plants in need of water and fertilizer? Perhaps some new soil, pruning, cutting, etc. Not for the time being.. No. Although plans have been laid for the future.. Which might just pop up on Facepunch.. Also - No Kudzu in Denmark as far as I know of. Which I'm honestly thrilled about, because it looks absolutely terrifying. Just picture it. A plant slowly, but surely, devouring an entire clearing or forest.. *shivers* To be exact, it would freeze to death during our winters.. Scandinavia - CULLING WEAK CAPITALIST PLANTS NOT FIT FOR SCANDINAVIAN SOIL EVERY WINTER.

[QUOTE=Medevila;42601081][t]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Lythrum_salicaria%2C_purple_loosestrife_4.jpg/800px-Lythrum_salicaria%2C_purple_loosestrife_4.jpg[/t] I know [I]I[/I] like pictures, here's a picture [editline]21st October 2013[/editline] I'd take purple loosestrife over kudzu any fucking day, this motherfucker has taken over entire forests [t]http://images.harc.edu/Sites/GalvBayInvasives/Species/Photos/PUMO_1624015.jpg[/t] [editline]21st October 2013[/editline] anyone who has been to/lives in the southern United States is well acquainted with this fucker[/QUOTE] Get the flamethrower.

[QUOTE=Thomo_UK;43283217]Get the flamethrower.[/QUOTE] I call one massive bonfire.

[QUOTE=BCell;43281462]Can't they just burn it?[/QUOTE] That shit grows 30cm a day.

[QUOTE=Zerohope;43283228]I call one massive bonfire.[/QUOTE] If the trees underneath really are dead, then It seems like the only logical action to-do to a forest. Start all over.

[QUOTE=BCell;43281462]Can't they just burn it?[/QUOTE] That's like saying we should cure brain cancer by blowing people's brains out. Yes it would technically kill the cancer, but it would kill the host as well. Thats a god damn forest, setting it all on fire is a bit harsh isn't it?

[QUOTE=Dwarfy77;43287888]That's like saying we should cure brain cancer by blowing people's brains out. Yes it would technically kill the cancer, but it would kill the host as well. Thats a god damn forest, setting it all on fire is a bit harsh isn't it?[/QUOTE] The forest is dead.

[QUOTE=LVL FACTORY;42598654][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailanthus_altissima]not as awful as this thing[/url][/QUOTE] Man, I knew it was pretty much the law to destroy them on sight around here, but didn't know it was [I]that[/I] bad. Jesus Christ, that's like, fuckin' World War I chemical weapons level of terrifying. [editline]24th December 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=maurits150;43283697]That shit grows 30cm a day.[/QUOTE] A herd of goats or llamas can clear an acre a day. Goats and llamas are the proper solution. To every problem on this earth, really.

[QUOTE=breakyourfac;42611171]Okay imagine that shit, but underwater. This shit is called 'Eurasian Watermilfoil' it is literally choking out the lake I live on. Pretty soon it will make the lake I live on un-swimmable (not to mention killing off seaweed that other organisms need to eat) driving away the tourism industry that pretty much is the only thing keeping money in our area. It's fucking horrible, invasive species suck. [t]http://saveblacklake.org/system/assets/general/milfoil-06.jpeg[/t][/QUOTE] Looks like some kind of Elodea.

[QUOTE=Riller;43289299]Man, I knew it was pretty much the law to destroy them on sight around here, but didn't know it was [I]that[/I] bad. Jesus Christ, that's like, fuckin' World War I chemical weapons level of terrifying. [editline]24th December 2013[/editline] A herd of goats or llamas can clear an acre a day. Goats and llamas are the proper solution. To every problem on this earth, really.[/QUOTE] That's just what the kudzu [i]wants[/i]. Before long they'll take over the goats and convert them in to walking [i]kudzu carriers[/i]!

[QUOTE=Medevila;43292010]Hardly. You can't stop the kudzu unless you get at its king root. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/XZEvOxd.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] Is that edible?