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Kudzu - The Vine That Ate the South

August 26, 2026 • Marvin Bouknight

0:00 | 31:30

It's time for another episode of Walkin' on the Wild Side! This episode, we are chatting on the back porch, talking about kudzu, that incredibly fast growing vine that "ate the South". Learn the truth about where it came from and why, the issues it creates, and maybe looking a little on the bright side with different uses of this "foot a night" vine.

Here's a little bit more about kudzu:

https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/indiana/stories-in-indiana/kudzu-invasive-species/

https://www.invasivespeciescentre.ca/invasive-species/meet-the-species/invasive-plants/kudzu/

Potential Medical Uses: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378874111000729

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