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Prepare garden soil for planting vegetables?

Will16Will16 Posts: 3
in Fruit & veg

I want to start growing vegetables so I've cleared a small area in my back garden and have used a pitchfork and a 4 prong claw weeding remover to get rid of the weeds and roots. However there are still lots of little roots in the soil which are loose but there are quite a lot of them(it would take a long time to take them all out). I want to grow peas first and I'd like to know whether this will be a problem (having lots of little loose roots in the soil). 

Thanks.

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,146

    Hi Will and welcome image

    When you say 'little roots' how little is little?  And do you know what sort of roots they are?  Some roots will die when detached from the plant, whereas some will grow a new plant from every little  bit of root.

    Can you upload some photos to give us a bit more info?

    Start with the camera icon - if they don't upload try reducing the size. 

    Last edited: 18 March 2017 16:31:31


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





  • Will16Will16 Posts: 3

    imageI can't seem to upload any more and i don't think i can reduce the size on my phone, but the sizes range from 1/4 the length of my index finger (very thin too) to a bit longer than my index finger. I'm not sure what they're from, there were some weeds growing there but it was mostly covered with sticks and leaves before i cleared it.

  • OnopordumOnopordum Posts: 390

    Don't need to wory about these - the bed will need some weeding as the peas grow anyway though.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,146

    Yes, they'll be fine.    Good luck with the peas - let us know how you get on image


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





  • Will16Will16 Posts: 3

    Thank you very much, will do :)

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