On 7/13/2011 11:38 AM, MaryL wrote:


"hopitus" wrote in message
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On Jul 13, 5:20 am, "MaryL" wrote:
"Yowie" wrote in ...

Again, why not experiment? Get some roof shingles and grow some kudzu on
it and see what happens?

Yowie

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No!! I hope she will not seriously consider kudzu. It is a rampant and
invasive species. It was apparently imported to the U.S. for erosion
control and in the hope that it would make good fodder for cows. Instead,
it has literally taken over certain areas of the south and has become a
major pest that seems to be almost immune to attempts to control it. I
don't know if it would thrive as far north as Pat lives. If it does, she
and everyone else in her area could live to regret it. It will cover
trees
and block out light so that they are killed, cover telephone poles, etc.
Once established, it is fast-growing and almost impossible to control. I
remember the first time I saw it--it looked like some foliage monster
out of
a horror movie that had taken over everything. Take a look at these
pictures:http://www.cornelldailysun.com/articles/9671/

MaryL

Kudzu is all over south FL and is a PITA, locally treated with some
evil herbicide
or other to kill it by environmental agencies there. I know what it
looks like, etc.
but your link sent me to some educational house journal of a renowned
college
in upstate NY; nothing re kudzu and when I typed it into the search
line....nada.
Another try got me a 404.
I dunno about MO where Pat lives at all. People in sourh FL diligently
avoid stuff
growing on their roofs, as during 'canes big wind finds vines, etc.
like a handy
living *lever* as it assists wind ripping off roof material, then
entire roof if wind
strong enough and blowing just right direction, leaving you in your
bathtub gazing
up at a whole lotta trouble. Cutesy "vine-covered cottages" are rare
there, except
for the very old ones still existing in areas like Coconut Grove,
where homes of
*coral rock* construction were common in Miami's early settlement
eras. My
dead body would live in or buy one of those; scorpions *love* rock
houses.
Click on the pic to enlarge photo.
http://www.miami-fl-real-estate.com/...erty/M1248863/
Big, big bucks...valuable property location. Waterfront on south end
of town where
barrier islands (Key Biscayne) protect largely from Atlantic 'canes.

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I don't know what happened with the link I provided. So, let's try again.
See if this works:
http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isc...l805 l1.2.2l5

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MaryL



It reminds me of that old scifi movie "The Blob".

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