Why Didn’t the South Eat Kudzu?”). The vine tips taste like snow peas, the flowers taste “fruity” and the leaves taste like spinach. The book suggests using tender young leaves in quiche.

SG Séguret expands on last week's column with a handful of additional wild edibles, including chickweed, dock and bittercress.

Widely known as “the vine that ate the South,” kudzu arrived in the United States from Japan in 1876. It is a perennial vine with three broad leaves at the end of each protruding stem; these ...

By Howard Whiteman Murray State University They are seemingly everywhere these days. Driving on the highway, along the edges ...

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YES, I AM STILL HERE peeking out my window on Main Street, and if you or I compiled a list of really, really great citizens ...

"Propagation is a great way to grow new plants," Tuttle said. All you need to do is cut off a node, depending on the type of ...

Poodle-dog bush thrives in Southern California mountains after wildfires. It's pretty but petting it can result in a severe ...