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Old 05-06-2009, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by AngelaM View Post
New to gardening I was digging over a patch of garden to put spuds in. I discovered what I thought was an old bit of rubbery, orange, plastic tube, about 1.5cm in diameter. As I "followed" it I realised that it was an old root as there aren't any plants near it. The root split length-ways easilly and was white with orange stripes. My spade cut through it easilly. Any ideas? (Is it something nasty???)
Do you have any idea what was there before you started planning a veg space? How long was the piece of root? Was there any sign of regrowth? If not, then it was probably dead anyhow.