Roots - Help.

[Lou8]

These are the roots I have been dealing with while digging my plot this morning. Anyone able to tell me what they are.
If they are a huge network of perennial weeds, helpmaboab!







Thankyou soo much...

[Boots]

Far out man.

What is casting the shadow across your lawn? Me thinks you have met the outer feeding roots of a BIG tree there!

[Millymollymandy]

Leylandii? Arrggggh But look on the bright side - it's not bindweed

It does look like tree or hedge roots. What is nearby?

[Lou8]

They are beech trees.
If they are tree roots then that is great. I presume I won't have done much damage to the trees by digging up all those roots as they are very mature, established trees.

[Andy Hamilton]

One of them has what looks like a dog growing out of it, strange root that is.

[Lou8]

Now I wouldn't mind the kind of plant you can harvest dogs from.


Also - look I'm not such a newbie anymore. Looks like you guys are stuck with me. I do feel bad though at coming and taking all you advice when I know I have nothing useful to pass on to give a little back.

[Millymollymandy]

Don't feel bad! In no time at all you'll gain experience and in turn pass that on to the next person. so keep on asking questions!

[Lou8]

Thankyou.
Well it's a lovely day here again so I'm away back out to gain some more experience.
8)

And a trip to the garen centre today - I'm really very excited about that.

[*stuffed*]

My back garden is only just starting to grow some nice grass having had neighbours either side with Leylandii. The roots sucked all the goodness from down below and the trees left my whole garden in shade making sure all I got was a mud patch witha bit of moss for years.
One side cut theirs down about 3 years ago and last year finally the other side cut theirs down.
However I still have a huge network of (happy to say dead) roots and haven't had the energy to try and dig them out. I have heavy clay anyway so digging is a nightmare before getting to the root maze.
I just grow everything in pots or raised beds, but then I'm just lazy.
Good luck with clearing that lot you're a braver person than me.

[Lou8]

Hi Stuffed,
That seems a real shame that you are left having to deal with all that because of your neighbours. I think you're probably very sensible doing the raised beds thing.

It's only a small patch I have dug over. Itis now full - I have 18 strawberry plants, some broad beans, some salad leaves and some spinach.

I'll wait til I have the bigger proper vegetable patch ready before I start trying to grow anything else. Oh, apart from the tomatoes, peppers and cilies I will be growing in pots. Still waiting for the guy to come and clear the huge boulders away. If he doesn't come soon, I might advertise them on freecycle - though not sure they will be particularly useful to anyone.

Once I get the stones moved, I will have to try to find someone with a digger/tractor to come and level the earth and clear all the rubble off the top.