Spaghetti Roots

[Sue]

Is there anything other than bindweed that has those thick white pliable roots.
I've found a lot of it in a spot in front of the allotment hedge but haven't been able to track it back to anything growing to find out what they are.
Sue

[HeyWayne]

I'd go with bindweed - it's likely to be dormant at this time of year, so you'll have trouble tracking it back.

[Sue]

Thanks Haywayne
I think I must be the world capital for bindweed roots then
Sue

[HeyWayne]

I found a few "clumps" around my plot - the roots are usually spaced out fairly evenly, then all of a sudden you find a mass of them all together.

Dig out what you can, Roundup the rest.

Good luck.

[di]

It's not curly like bindweed,but couch grass has long thick white rots...if you find an end see if it's sharp.Where I'm digging at the moment is a mass of them...maybe 5 thick long roots per forkful turned over!

[duggie]

Sounds like couch grass to me. Our plot was riddled with the stuff. Looks like a clump of thick noodles when you put your fork in! Takes time and effort but you can get rid of most of it. Just make sure you get as many roots out as possible because any left in will sprout again!

[Pumpkin Becki]

I've got a lot of Ground Elder under a hedge, because that spreads by small rhizomes just under the surface of the soil, it does make quite a mass of roots - however I can tell its Ground Elder because the leaves have just started coming up above ground. Got any photos to help us diagnose?