In article , Mike Lyle mike_lyle_uk@REM
OVETHISyahoo.co.uk writes
Janet Baraclough wrote:

Thanks, both of you

"Contractile roots", Janet? I also assume that they put on most of
their annual growth at the bottom, so they'll go down rather than up
even if the roots don't actually pull them down. The ones that pop
out must be the younger ones in a crowded clump, which never really
managed to find soil-room to grow downwards, and whose roots have
died of exposure.

Does wild garlic (ramsons) do the same? I noticed the seedlings were
very near the surface whereas the older ones were at least 6in down.


(I can't quite imagine not wanting to see another snowdrop bulb,
though: I was always disappointed when I ran out! My favourite
flower, followed by the wild primrose.)

Wild daffodils for me. But even so I get fed up planting too many.
Patience was never my strong suit.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"