Interestingly, some of the biggest roots ran laterally from the
crowns for about a foot before turning down (just begging to be cut
by the shovel.)

Is it best to replant the crowns (that's how I got my starts; from
the cut up crown of a supermarket root) or do I throw them away and
replant small roots? Or just let the stuff come back from whatever
broke off in the ground?

Thanks,
Bob

Hmmm, the power just went out... Glad my cable modem is on a UPS.