Karen Fletcher expounded:

Among the most deeply rewarding moments for the expert weeder, I think, is
having gauged the weeding conditions just right and bagging a mature
Pokeweed with a taproot the size of a turnip in a single straight pull
unassisted by tools. It's moments like this that remind us why we garden.

LOL! Oh, ain't it the truth!

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Ann, Gardening in zone 6a
Just south of Boston, MA
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