Do you think this will grow back?

**CampCreekLou** · 08-18-2011, 05:59 PM

**sunspotbaby** · 08-18-2011, 06:26 PM

looks like the evil air potato vine. Yes, it will come back again and again. It is suggested that when you pull them up, to burn them, but trust me I've pulled up many in my yard and they are always there.

Whenever i feel like i need to cuss a blue streak, I just go out and tackle those for a while....the cursing flows freely.

**kurt** · 08-18-2011, 06:45 PM

One of nature's greatest inventions. You can almost see it grow in the spring if you're still for a moment. Let them alone and be a part of it all.

You can train them to grow in to the shape of a

DD · 08-18-2011, 06:53 PM

And y'all thought we had some crazy sheet in Texas!!!

**whatiscmr** · 08-18-2011, 08:09 PM

You could cut that stuff up and soak it in round-up and it'll still survive. That stuff is hard core!

**Rita** · 08-18-2011, 10:55 PM

Yes!...FEED ME!...

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**kurt** · 08-19-2011, 04:28 AM

Originally Posted by DD

And y'all thought we had some crazy sheet in Texas!!!

Texas: crazy sheet and guns

**scooterbug44** · 08-19-2011, 12:32 PM

Yes, those damn things are the bane of my existence!

**Jerry Lewis** · 08-19-2011, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by scooterbug44

Yes, those damn things are the bane of my existence!

What is the problem?

**scooterbug44** · 08-19-2011, 02:38 PM

They have big thorns and grow everywhere - even up into trees!

**Jerry Lewis** · 08-19-2011, 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by scooterbug44

They have big thorns and grow everywhere - even up into trees!

OMG those porr trees!

LOL if we weren't on the planet it would be getting along just fine dahling.

**ameliaj** · 08-20-2011, 08:30 AM

We just call it the "evil vine" around here. I'm willing to believe that if one tiny cell remains in the yard it will turn into a full fledged vine in a week.

**Jim Tucker** · 08-20-2011, 02:04 PM

I don't get it. Waht makes one plant good and one bad? I guess thorns can be a problem but why not leave it alone. So what if if "grows up into the trees"?

**whatiscmr** · 08-20-2011, 03:24 PM

It doesn't just grow up trees. It will take over your lot/yard if you let it go. It can be especially dangerous for kids and dogs .

**Murray Balkcom** · 08-20-2011, 04:17 PM

That's Greenbriar, and the tender tips are very tasty, as long as no one has sprayed it with Round-up.

**CampCreekLou** · 08-20-2011, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by Murray Balkcom

That's Greenbriar, and the tender tips are very tasty, as long as no one has sprayed it with Round-up.

So, I can burn them, yank them, spray them, or eat them!

And they will still come back!!!

**Shockleysprings** · 08-20-2011, 10:35 PM

Smilax(greenbriar)- when the roots/corm are removed as shown, it will not return. Just don't leave it laying around.

**Murray Balkcom** · 08-21-2011, 06:53 AM

When given lemons, make lemonade.
When given greenbriar, make a salad.

**whatiscmr** · 08-21-2011, 08:18 AM

Actually Round up is one of the few herbicides that readily breaks down and turns in to carbon dioxide. It has a half life of about a month. That's why many farmers use it.

**DuneAHH** · 08-21-2011, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by Murray Balkcom

When given lemons, make lemonade.
When given greenbriar, make a salad.

Murray,
I'm curious... do you just use the leaves? Have you tried preparing/eating the roots too?

**scooterbug44** · 08-22-2011, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by whatiscmr

Actually Round up is one of the few herbicides that readily breaks down and turns in to carbon dioxide. It has a half life of about a month. That's why many farmers use it.

That is what the manufacturer claims. The reality is that the stuff is poison and is not breaking down like they claim.