Volunteers from UNCA spent part of their Saturday morning, Aug. 13, clearing invasive plant species from on the corner of St. Dunstans Road and McDowell Street, in a Quality Forward project — Asheville Greenworks. This spot will be reclaimed, cleaned and planted with native plant species.
Video by AshevilleGreenWorks.
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3 thoughts on “Kudzu begone: Volunteers remove invasive plants on McDowell Street at St. Dunstans Road”
Thank you to AGW for your hard work! Ever think about using goats to help control the kudzu? I wonder what plants they are going to put in its place. Is it something that will keep the kudzu from coming back?
I agree with Jordan. What could possibly compete with Kudzu? Short of napalm, little will repel the stuff (although i agree that maintenance with grazing animals makes more sense than alleged eradication)
While the work they did was impressive and appreciated it is but a small dent in the amount of kudzu that has taken over that area. Godspeed to all kudzu fighters out there.