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weed problem

stevenwill50okyUlQMustevenwill50okyUlQMu Posts: 3
in Problem solving
Anyone know what this root is have not seen any foliage  just theses roots clogging the soil of my raised bed

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited August 2023
    Hello @stevenwill50okyUlQMu and welcome to the forum 😊 

    Are there any trees nearby?

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





  • stevenwill50okyUlQMustevenwill50okyUlQMu Posts: 3
    yes there are trees around 2 mtrs away would that be what it is ?
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I should think it's very likely.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I had raised beds not far from a large ash tree. The bottoms of the beds were lined with weed control fabric but the ash tree roots pushed up through that into the lovely most soil in the beds. After a couple of years  the raised beds were too congested to use … we scrapped them and dug proper beds into the soil … at least we could dig those over and remove the fine roots before they grew thicker and stronger. 

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





  • nick615nick615 Posts: 1,487
    Yes.  My RB was a huge tractor tyre about 10 feet from a large ash tree.  I tried to weed proof it with several thicknesses of white goods packing cases - but the tree won in the end.
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