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04.14.06 ::
It
is everywhere here.
It
is ugly.
It
has tiny stinging thorns all over the stems.
It
never dies.
It
grows in drought AND soggy areas, and everywhere in between.
It
grows summer, winter, fall, & spring.
It
grows in full sun and complete shade.
It
spreads with berries and also by these horrible large
thorny
taproots that send out runners all over the yard...
I have been trying to get rid of these vines since I first moved into the house. They are really difficult to get under control. To remove it you have to dig up the root...and I mean ALL of the root. Don't leave a small tiny bit behind; it will quadruple in size overnight and send out runners and strangle anything that comes in contact with it within a f
