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Roots showing

maryalicekent3maryalicekent3 Posts: 2
in Problem solving
I am an extremely novice gardener,  the roots on some plants in my garden have been exposed , wny ideas why?

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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Animals digging. Blackbirds in my garden are dreadful at throwing mulch all over the place.  The fox has dug up a few bean plants and some onions have been yanked out of the soil.
  • gardenman91gardenman91 Posts: 429
    Hi Mary, I have this sometimes as well. I wonder if it’s just where the plant could have done with being planted maybe a little bit lower (I seem to have made this mistake recently!). Is the plant or plants looking unhealthy in any way? If you’re worried at all you can always put a little bit of soil over the roots.
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    Some plants, including shrubs, do have roots only just below the surface of the soil and don't need to be any deeper. Just pop on a light mulch if you are concerned.
  • maryalicekent3maryalicekent3 Posts: 2
    I think I may have planted some too shallow, but others have been there a while. I am wondering if it the roots of a bay tree pushing them up?
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Could it be that zealous watering has washed some of the soil away?

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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