tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740983.post8920226883523457318..comments2023-03-28T04:45:47.755-05:00Comments on The Thorn Papers: KudzuMitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02965471254796806972noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740983.post-7203495863145851792008-07-02T11:42:00.000-05:002008-07-02T11:42:00.000-05:00Oh, I don't know. Kudzu can grow up to a foot per ...Oh, I don't know. Kudzu can grow up to a foot per day, and has a long history of simply swallowing up the surroundings. I doubt you could manage the upkeep necessary to stop it from taking over. Not just destroying the roofing material, but swallowing it whole. <BR/><BR/>Plus, kudzu roots are something fierce, and I'm not sure they'd cotton to shallow containers; probably reach out looking for deeper ground.Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02965471254796806972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740983.post-16219912195117023112008-07-02T11:21:00.000-05:002008-07-02T11:21:00.000-05:00What does anyone think of this kudzu prospect...us...What does anyone think of this kudzu prospect...using it as a 'green roof technololgy', i.e. planted in shallow soils, in containers placed along the roof ridges of southern area, residential homes? Low maintenance, drought-tolerant, shading...all of which could reduce attic temperatures, and fossil fuel usage to provide cooler indoor temps during scorching summer months. Give it a haircut with a weed-whacker as the the vines reach gutters. <BR/><BR/>But...will the vines attach to roofing material as common ivy would, and risk destroying the home's roofing?<BR/><BR/>Comments anyone???<BR/><BR/>ThXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740983.post-24423330650641412082008-06-27T14:52:00.000-05:002008-06-27T14:52:00.000-05:00Indeed. And Obama is a huge proponent of providing...Indeed. And Obama is a huge proponent of providing cellulosic ethanol research and development the funding we'd need to get on the fast track.<BR/><BR/>I've been pushing this idea for a while, and actually touched on the reasons why cellulosic ethanol production makes so much better sense than good sense <A HREF="http://www.folo.us/2008/05/09/childers-saved-seat-on-the-ag-committee/#comment-21591" REL="nofollow">elsewhere in the MS blogosphere</A>.<BR/><BR/>Just imagine if we could be making real money and doing a service to the planet by harvesting all that green.Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02965471254796806972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740983.post-26619334782585321812008-06-27T14:42:00.000-05:002008-06-27T14:42:00.000-05:00If we can find a way to use Kudzu other than to fi...If we can find a way to use Kudzu other than to fill cows bellies we will be taking a useless weed and making it a moneymaker. You sir are correct.John Wesley Leekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424587406465161537noreply@blogger.com