On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 9:47:44 -0400, FACE wrote
Sudden brute force seldom works unless you just want to tear
off the plant at the ground. What does work, especially in getting out the
roots, is steady applied pressure. I am not talking about minutes, but 5-15
seconds.

All depends on the weed of course. With many, pulling the stem will
never get the roots. The clerodendrum has a strong stem and will
usually bring up a lot of root with it. 5-15 seconds? I should be so
lucky. When I've been able to pull them, I've pulled on some for a
minute or too. My fingers paid for it the next day.

None in bloom right now.

Edward