John Rodgers on mon 13 oct 08
Who really cares where it came from. It is a blight on the beauty of the
south. Truly one of the nastiest, most difficult vines ever. Now a kudzu
fired pot? Hmmm, that conjures up all kinds of possibilities!
Potterybyjohn wrote:
>> From John Rodgers: Ahhh! Kudzu! That wonderful gift from China.
>
> Correction! A gift from Japan. Although it is native to China, as
> welll as
> Japan, it was in the Japanese garden exhibition in the 1876 Philadelphia
> Exposition where the first roots were born in the US. Giving credit
> where
> credit is due.
>
> Anyone need vines for pot handles? And, let's pull for the biofuel
> possibilites; perhaps a Kudzu fired pot?
>
> John Lowes
> Sandy Springs, GA
>
>
mel jacobson on mon 13 oct 08
there is a wonderful mystery novel that
the mystery was solved as the hydrangea had turned blue.
it was the spot the gun was buried. 26 pink hydrg's
and one blue.
many fine gardeners will add a bit iron oxide
to water and sprinkle.....or, bury a piece of
scrap metal near the flowers.
it is so wonderful to have this thread going.
if you have even a sense of what the earth does,
needs, cares about...natural things that we use
in the pottery can be great helpers.
remember, the sky is not falling chicken lick'n.
i do not tolerate pink hydrangeas.
but, that is just me, and my flowers.
mel
my creeeeping charlie/(ground ivy) is driving me nuts.
i have tried vinegar, ammonia and such...they love it...
thrive.
it is taking over america...much worse than musssssels.
oh, i know...you kutzu lovers know yours is worse.
from minnetonka:
website http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
clayart site:
http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
John Hesselberth on mon 13 oct 08
On Oct 13, 2008, at 2:46 PM, mel jacobson wrote:
> my creeeeping charlie/(ground ivy) is driving me nuts.
> i have tried vinegar, ammonia and such...they love it...
> thrive.
> it is taking over america...much worse than musssssels.
> oh, i know...you kutzu lovers know yours is worse.
What's even worse now is Mile-A-Minute weed. It has nasty thorns in
addition to being invasive. It will bring Roundup to the hands of the
most fervent organic gardener.
John
John Hesselberth
http://www.frogpondpottery.com
http://www.masteringglazes.com
Mike Gordon on mon 13 oct 08
My mother used to put old coffee grounds and used egg shells under the
flowers to get different colors. Mike Gordon
John Rodgers on mon 13 oct 08
Ahhh! Kudzu! That wonderful gift from China.
The stuff comvers the ground, buildings, trees - even the livestock if
they stand still too long. But there may be some blessings, some relief.
Goats and deer will eat it. It is now being made into food stuff like
Kudzu relish, and some have been known to try a kudzu leaf sandwich, and
crafters have been using it for some time for basket weaving, and now
comes along an enterprising soul who says it can be used as a basis for
bio fuel. I am hopeful!! I have my fenners crossed!
John Rodgers
Chelsea, AL
mel jacobson wrote:
> there is a wonderful mystery novel that
> the mystery was solved as the hydrangea had turned blue.
> it was the spot the gun was buried. 26 pink hydrg's
> and one blue.
>
> many fine gardeners will add a bit iron oxide
> to water and sprinkle.....or, bury a piece of
> scrap metal near the flowers.
>
> it is so wonderful to have this thread going.
> if you have even a sense of what the earth does,
> needs, cares about...natural things that we use
> in the pottery can be great helpers.
>
> remember, the sky is not falling chicken lick'n.
>
> i do not tolerate pink hydrangeas.
> but, that is just me, and my flowers.
> mel
> my creeeeping charlie/(ground ivy) is driving me nuts.
> i have tried vinegar, ammonia and such...they love it...
> thrive.
> it is taking over america...much worse than musssssels.
> oh, i know...you kutzu lovers know yours is worse.
>
>
>
> from minnetonka:
> website http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
> clayart site:
> http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
>
>
>
Potterybyjohn on mon 13 oct 08
From John Rodgers: Ahhh! Kudzu! That wonderful gift from China.
Correction! A gift from Japan. Although it is native to China, as welll as
Japan, it was in the Japanese garden exhibition in the 1876 Philadelphia
Exposition where the first roots were born in the US. Giving credit where
credit is due.
Anyone need vines for pot handles? And, let's pull for the biofuel
possibilites; perhaps a Kudzu fired pot?
John Lowes
Sandy Springs, GA
Paul Haigh on wed 15 oct 08
We have an invasive asian bittersweet that will swallow trees, albeit at a much different rate than kudzu would. In my last wood firing I hacked down a mess of it and shoved it in the firebox still squirming during reduction.
I also threw in giant zucchini that went unpicked, bug infested garden foliage, and half of my most recent brush pile. Firing came out great- good reduction LOL
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