"David D Stretch" wrote in message
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Jeanne Stockdale ) wrote
(uk.rec.gardening):

When I started to dig them up I was amazed at the tuber/root system -
it seems to go on for ever. It is very unlikely that I will get every
bit out. Does this mean that they will grow again next year?

I've just dug out two clumps of the stuff, and the heap I threw the
roots onto is now host to at least one new plant. Some have grown from
the periphery of where the dug-out clumps were, and so I think the
answer to your question is yes.

The leaves of mine also always got well and truly shredded by the
specific grubs for them by the time we got to July.

Yes, I've seen a black sawfly with black wings paying particular interest to
my Solomon's Seal over the last two weeks, so I'm keeping an eye on it so I
can get the pesky blighters before they shred them. The grubs should be
appearing soon, I reckon they start at the base and work their way up.

Andy.

Andy