"Victor West" wrote in message ...
Hello,
My border has numerous small green leaved plants (leaf shape is small, oval
with a slightly rounded jagged edge). When digging them up I find that the
root thickens deeper down and appears to go quite deep.
Any idea what this is? Is it Bindweed?

Bindweeds have arrowhead-shaped leaves, so I doubt if that's it.

Could you tell us the leaf-size in terms of finger- or thumb-nails,
please?
Are you getting them out when they've only got, say, two main leaves?
What do you get if you let one grow to maturity? What are the thing's
flowers like?
Leaves and stems: Smooth or hairy? Dull or shiny? Stems round or
square?
Stem colour? Aromatic?
Does it trail along, or is it more of a rosette?

What was growing in the border last year?

Meanwhile, I'll have a very wild free guess, assuming you've only
moved in this year and haven't seen it fully-grown. If the main root
is tough-looking, rather like thin gnarled rope, yellowish but maybe
purplish near where the shoot comes out, you've got infant stinging
nettles coming from established roots-- a common affliction if you use
garden compost, or the garden's been disused for a while.

Mike.