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[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 54 points 3 days ago

Get a few people. On one corner: bamboo. On another, kudzu. On a third, blackberries and mint. On a fourth, your creepers. Let the games begin.

[-] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 38 points 3 days ago

Oh god, keep the bamboo and kudzu in their native environments. The ecosystem has been through enough!

[-] Omnipitaph@reddthat.com 21 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Eh, ecosystems adapt. Most "invasive" species made their way to new lands on their own. The problem is when humans consciously introduce a new species with a purpose, knowing that it dominates against something the idiot human doesn't like.

There are only really a few big rules to keep things going. Don't get rid of the sole predator for a populous prey animal. Don't introduce prey animals to an environment that reproduce faster than they can be eaten. Don't plant clones, diversify genetics within a species(looking at you, orchards and tree farms).

[-] Shayeta@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

And also - most critically. When introducting a predator to hunt a specific populous prey, ensure that one of them isn't diurnal while the other is nocturnal.

[-] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 days ago

Seems like we should add kudzu bugs and giant pandas to North America, and all will be well 😄

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

We're doing this to save the ecosystem from the data centers, silly! Let's goooo!

[-] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

In order to save the ecosystem, you must be willing to kill the ecosystem!

[-] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 days ago

Should add sunchokes/Jerusalem artichoke in there somewhere, as they are food. I don't think kudzu is? Lets replace that one.

Sunchokes spread like crazy as long as they have full sun, and are super difficult to eradicate, but are thwarted by being planted in sunny clearings in densely wooded areas. They can’t spread into the shade.

Make the land difficult for development, but useful for the community!

[-] stringere@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago

Oh no! Here comes Wisteria with the metal chain from the top rope!

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago
[-] skittle07crusher@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago

Some can smell so lovely, too!

[-] stringere@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago

It does, and it draws so many bumblebees. I skipped trimming ours for one season and in the fall I noticed it poking out the top of the 2nd story chimney, it had grown under the siding, ~40 feet (12.2m) in one spring/summer.

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 3 points 3 days ago
[-] voxthefox 3 points 3 days ago

My asshole of a neighbor planted a line of bamboo right on our fence line, so now once a week I have to go to my side yard and dig up roots or they'll choke out my ac unit within months.

[-] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

If you dig down about 2 foot (or several inches lower than the lowest root you find) and install a rubber barrier that goes from the bottom of the trench to up above the soil, it wont be able to spread to you anymore :)

You could use brick, stone, or cement, but if any cracks exist or form it’ll eventually find the way through, where that’s significantly less likely with a solid sheet of rubber.

[-] Smaile@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

that bamboo is gonna be a clintcher

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

Maybe, but kudzu is no joke, either. Ask the entire eastern coast of the U.S.

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

When I was in Alabama, my whole life felt like it revolved around 1 rule:

"Don't turn your back on the Kudzu."

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