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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsHeard Minneapolis hit 101 today. I bet kudzu will be creeping up that way.
Not saying I wish that on anybody, but the way climate change is going, well...
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Heard Minneapolis hit 101 today. I bet kudzu will be creeping up that way. (Original Post)
raccoon
Jul 2012
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HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)1. It was so hot in Wisconsin, my hens laid soft-boiled eggs!!!!!!!!!
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)2. Kudzu...
...it's going places.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)3. Did you know that kudzu isn't just edible but also quite nutritious? Similar to kale that way.
raccoon
(31,119 posts)5. Heard of making tea from it, and making jelly from the blossoms.
Hadn't heard of eating it.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)4. Saw a possum in my back yard recently.
Never used to see them in Minnesota but now they're pretty common. I'm waiting for the armadillos and gila monsters to start arriving.
raccoon
(31,119 posts)7. !! nt
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)6. I will make a trade: your kudzu for our buckthorn.
Buckthorn is incredibly invasive and it's got big nasty thorns on it. You can have all you want.
a kennedy
(29,707 posts)8. Yup, Dakota, MN right across the Mississippi River from La Crosse, WI
hit 102 today with the heat index at 117!!! and you betcha I didn't go out of the house. Ugh..... I HATE CLIMATE CHANGE.