Surgical crown removal seems to be the best method to elliminate the Kudzu. Now let me tell you, this is very hard, back breaking work, but it does get ride of the Kudzu. We started with the Kudzu nearest the house and worked on it for about four hours a day for a week. After that time we cleared an area of about 4000 square feet. Because part of this area is sloped I seeded it with Dutch White Clover to help control erosion. This seed was an affordable option. I got 10 pounds of seed that covers about an acre for $40.
Now even though we dug and cut, dug and cut, and dug and cut thousands of Kudzu crowns in this area, you will still miss some. So as spring goes on and the temperatures increase the Kudzu will start to grow and you will easily see new vines coming off the crowns you missed. Just watch the newly cleared area every couple days and go get those crowns you missed.
It has been over a month since we did our first clearing and I will still find three or four crowns that we missed, but it alot easier and the clover is growing into a beautiful ground cover. Just keep at it and watch for new shoots. Our plan is to keep doing sections until the Kudzu is gone. I have been spraying the herbicide Crossbow in other areas just to keep it under control until we can get to that section for surgical crown removal.
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