Kudzu!
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It's invasive here! Guess I need to do some homework on it!
It attracts groundhogs.
Groundhogs attract me and my mini-14 or 10/22. 
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And herds of wild hogs.
Better bring my FAL too. LOL
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In some states it's highly illegal to knowingly plant an invasive species (weed). Around here a person would probably get shot for bringing in a horrible plant like that. Fortunately it won't grow here, but there are plenty of other invasive weeds around here. People, and the county, spend a lot of time and money spraying these weeds.
Point. you can literally see Kudzu grow after a rain!
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i understand your point mountaintrapper but i got to disagree a bit. one persons invasive weed is another persons food. it really is healthy for humans and animals. i think maybe not enough people know ho handy it is and how to use it so it just grows and becomes a bother.
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Kudzu
Kudzu is a great food source, and not just because it’s so abundant. Like any other dark leafy green kudzu is really, really good for you. It’s high in calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, and vitamins C and K. Like any other legume, it’s also high in protein. It actually makes excellent livestock forage. Goats, cows, and sheep all love it. It’s great as hay, it just doesn’t lend itself well to mechanized baling. There are plenty of ways to eat it, too: The shoots can be snapped off, cleaned, and cooked like green beans or asparagus. You can steam them, sautee them, fry them, add them to soups… the possibilities are endless. The leaves can be eaten raw (best for younger leaves), cooked as a green, or, our favorite, made into kudzu chips.
https://sarcraft.squarespace.com/news/kudzu-edible-and-medicinal-uses
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Kudzu
Kudzu is a great food source, and not just because it’s so abundant. Like any other dark leafy green kudzu is really, really good for you. It’s high in calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, and vitamins C and K. Like any other legume, it’s also high in protein. It actually makes excellent livestock forage. Goats, cows, and sheep all love it. It’s great as hay, it just doesn’t lend itself well to mechanized baling. There are plenty of ways to eat it, too: The shoots can be snapped off, cleaned, and cooked like green beans or asparagus. You can steam them, sautee them, fry them, add them to soups… the possibilities are endless. The leaves can be eaten raw (best for younger leaves), cooked as a green, or, our favorite, made into kudzu chips.
https://sarcraft.squarespace.com/news/kudzu-edible-and-medicinal-uses
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im glad you liked it, some things i didnt know myself.
I'm actually going to do more homework on it, there is plenty of it around! I know the wild hogs like it a lot, lol!
