You've seen it on the side of the road, creeping up light posts and climbing the tallest trees - a sprawling green vine blanketing the landscape. It's kudzu. Or, as some people say, “the vine that ate the South.”
WFDD listener Gail Dempsey sees kudzu regularly on her bike rides. “It looked like a Dr. Seuss landscape or something with all of the previous bushes or trees just covered.” So, she wanted to know:
When did kudzu start getting out of control, and what can we do to drive it back and restore the native plants?
WFDD's Bethany Chafin digs in for our latest installment of Carolina Curious.
The History of Kudzu
Kudzu seems to be everywhere - on roadways, bikepaths, in fields and junkyards. It's even invaded our cultural landscape. In the short film, "Killer Kudzu," a band of misfits must come together to