How to Kill Kudzu: 3 Steps

Kudzu is not so hard to kill if you do it right. Follow the 3 steps here for certain success. The foam herbicide dispensers shown in this video are available from Green Shoots, greenshootsonline.com/.

Here are the 3 steps for killing kudzu:
0:00 Introduction to killing kudzu
0:16 - First, prepare and plan! Deal with climbing vines first.
1:11 - Second, cut the vines. Clear a ring around the trunk of the tree that the vines are climbing on.
1:41 - Third, apply the herbicide to the cut stump. Apply the foam weed killer to the live inner bark of the stump. Cut the stump about 1-3 inches above ground level. Apply the foam herbicide immediately . Treat all the stems.

The Green Shoots foam herbicide system – available from greenshootsonline.com/ - has several advantages over conventional spray systems for treating kudzu. First, Green Shoots dispensers are highly precise and selective. The foam can be discharged very slowly and placed on the target location. Second, once placed on the target, the foam herbicide sticks to the foliage or plant tissue. It doesn’t drip like liquids from a conventional spray system. Third, the foam herbicide dries slowly. This increases translocation of the herbicide so that the roots can be killed. Fourth, the foam herbicide is highly concentrated. This ensures that the mixture is sufficiently powerful to do the job. As explained in the video, using Green Shoots foam weed killer is easy. The herbicide can be placed directly on foliage – either the green leaves or green stems. Alternatively, if you want to remove the kudzu immediately, you can cut them and apply the foam herbicide to the remaining stump (as demonstrated in this video). If you do a stump application, be sure to apply the foam herbicide immediately after cutting. Kudzu have extensive root systems, so be sure to apply the foam herbicide to each stem that you can find.