Carpe dirt

[ghini]

Ok my filthy hippie friends, now is your chance.

I has a kudzu. A fuckton of it. I'm clearing my back yard and I'd like to do something useful with it. What I really want to do is burn it, but that's not doable right now.

So I've been told it makes excellent compost. This is good. I want to start growing some stuff. Compost is good for this. So, my filthy hippie friends, my question to you is:

What is the easiest way to turn kudzu into compost? Stress is on easy, with a side of cheap.

Comments

[tyme.livejournal.com]

1. Borrow a goat.
2. Leave goat alone with Kudzu.
3. Profit!

Though in the city that might be as helpful as "assume a spherical course".

The second easiest is to just leave ALL of that in a corner and let it rot for a while. The part I'm not so sure about is if the vine itself will break down, Old kudzu is pretty woody, So I think the easiest thing to do would be to feed it into something that will help shred/chip it like a goat :D

-Tyme

[elizebethjoy.livejournal.com]

Oops... I should read the other replies before I leave my own!

[elizebethjoy.livejournal.com]

The easiest way? Borrow a goat. They turn it into nice compost really fast.

[plantyhamchuk.livejournal.com]

V sez: Dry it out in the sun, buy black cow or black velvet (you can get those at Lowe's for about $5), dump them on it. Water thoroughly.

[coleoptera.livejournal.com]

This is a good method. Kudzu is very resistant to garden variety weedkillers, which I imagine you aren't using anyway, so don't bother trying them. Find a way to rip it out and locate it in one area. You might need a bushhog or something though.

Goats are really the best, though. If you've got a fence, see if someone can lend you one.