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[–] 160 points 5 months ago* (18 children)

RIP to the Endangered Species Act

No chance the US government will forego money for their broligarchs because of environmental laws.

But if you really want to overwhelm someone’s property with an unkillable native plant, I’d have to put Virginia creeper forward as a candidate.

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  • [–] 56 points 5 months ago (17 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 37 points 5 months ago (5 children)

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

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  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    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).

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months 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!

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (3 children)

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

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    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.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months 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.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    that bamboo is gonna be a clintcher

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