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[Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>]

Paul,
I live in zone 7 where kudzu thrives. At Earthaven ecovillage, where I 
live, we have consensed to not grow it on our property, though it rages 
on nearby land. We recommend that our members bring their animals TO 
those other sites instead of establishing it here. I agree with Toby in 
regard to the invasives controversy, but caution is still a usefull 
guide. We have imported kudzu 'hay' to Earthaven for use as an excellent 
mulch (or feed). It is cut and baled long before blooming and seed 
production, so is likely to not self propagate. I've never heard of it 
growing much beyond zone 6 though I suppose you could mulch it very 
heavily. You might not want to let the neighbors know about it, however.

Field peas are a lovely cover crop and can yield, in zone 7, a 
winter-long cut and come again salad vegetable (greens, not pods).
Keith

Paul Wheaton wrote:

> > > How does it do in zone 4/5?  
> > >      
> > I would venture a guess that it might do OK in protected spots. How cold does 
> > it get
> > there?
> >    
>
> We had 27 below last winter.  But that was the first time in four years I've 
> seen it get
> below zero.  
>
> I tried to do a little research ....  I suspect that it would be treated as 
> an annual
> here.  It sounds like it is difficult to get started - but once started it's 
> hard to
> stop.  I would think that the winter here would kill it.  But would it do 
> much in one
> year?  Perhaps I should stick to field peas.
>
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