It is funny to me when I read that something I have seen around here all my life is considered an invasive species. What ?? They are so different than a lot of the other trees. Visually at least, what is not to like ?
Isn't it funny? The things they call invasive that I think are lovely, I'm ok with. The nasty ones I will gladly help try to obliterate! The world is constantly changing. Who is to say that invasive is bad?
Yes... like kudzu that covers everything in sight once it gets started. I will probably butcher the story, but I thought I read someone brought it here on purpose as possibly a ground cover under power lines and the such that would not need to be mowed?? Anyway, it can smother a small forest easily once it gets started.
I read a story a few weeks back about a farmer that was maybe the third generation on his farm and he wasn't doing well with it. He really didn't want to be the one to lose it. His wife was telling it I think. She said he bought a few goats and she did not understand why. I don't think it told his original reason, but that may just be my memory...LOL.... however, eventually he turned the goats into a big business. Since you know goats like to eat everything in sight, they found the goats LOVED kudzu. They now have a business where for a price, they will come out to your property covered in kudzu, put up a temporary fence and put a group of goats in there. After a number of days, the goats will have eaten it all up. :)
Goats eat poison ivy, too. Go goats!! Someone around here was renting out their goats for poison ivy clean up. I suppose it would grow back and you would have the goats come visit again!
It is funny to me when I read that something I have seen around here all my life is considered an invasive species. What ?? They are so different than a lot of the other trees. Visually at least, what is not to like ?
Isn't it funny? The things they call invasive that I think are lovely, I'm ok with. The nasty ones I will gladly help try to obliterate! The world is constantly changing. Who is to say that invasive is bad?
Yes... like kudzu that covers everything in sight once it gets started. I will probably butcher the story, but I thought I read someone brought it here on purpose as possibly a ground cover under power lines and the such that would not need to be mowed?? Anyway, it can smother a small forest easily once it gets started.
I read a story a few weeks back about a farmer that was maybe the third generation on his farm and he wasn't doing well with it. He really didn't want to be the one to lose it. His wife was telling it I think. She said he bought a few goats and she did not understand why. I don't think it told his original reason, but that may just be my memory...LOL.... however, eventually he turned the goats into a big business. Since you know goats like to eat everything in sight, they found the goats LOVED kudzu. They now have a business where for a price, they will come out to your property covered in kudzu, put up a temporary fence and put a group of goats in there. After a number of days, the goats will have eaten it all up. :)
Goats eat poison ivy, too. Go goats!! Someone around here was renting out their goats for poison ivy clean up. I suppose it would grow back and you would have the goats come visit again!
Unless it's too expensive, it would be much better than cleaning it out yourself. :)