On 01/04/2013 23:03, Janet wrote:
In article , irene24.bcfa616
@gardenbanter.co.uk says...

What is the weed root on the right
Im pulling up weeds and found these that look almost like worms
In the picture is some netle roots but can any one i d the other one as
im going to use weed killer as there are thousands of the
Irene


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My vote is on ground elder

My vote is also for ground elder. The OP could help a lot by posting a
picture of the leaves the weed had last year or any dead bits of top
growth. Many roots look pretty similar, but white fleshy rooted
pernicious weeds tend to be either ground elder or bindweed.

Ground elder is low growing has elder like leaves and frothy cream
umbelliferous flowers - the Romans imported it as a cure for gout.
Bindweed is a thin leggy climber with pretty trumpet like white or pink
flowers. In some clay soils some species isn't even much of a weed. YMMV

But whatever it is.. fork it loose, pick it out.

Janet

Although it is probably wise to hit it with glyphosate when it starts to
grow and every time new shoots are seen (actually with any weedkiller
you are using every time you use any). Either will take considerable
punishment and will need both chemical and physical attack for a couple
of years to eliminate completely.

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Regards,
Martin Brown