[SalB]

Morning!.... Not been on here for a while due to ill health , but am all better now and went for a dig on my plot on Sunday.

I ended up having to have quite a fight with some strange looking roots. They were yellow in colour , quite fibrous , very strong and a long way down ... think I ended up half way to Australia!

Does anyone have any idea what these could be? Would just like to know so I can swear at them when I come across the next ones .... I've strained all the muscles in my arm yanking them out!

Any suggestions?

Keep smilin' Sal x

PS I have a blog of my allotment progress at www.salslickleshed.com , so if you fancy a look at some of my pics , feel free to take a look. It's a new site , so not much on there yet !

[Aidy]

Dont suppose you got any photos have ya?

[Jen]

nettles :?:

[poppies]

could be docks, if so dig every bit out as they grow from any tiny bit left in ground.

[Greengirl]

Sounds like nettles to me too.

[milkman]

stinging nettles - tis a good sign that you have fertile soil.

[SalB]

Thanks for that. Stinging nettles sounds quite likely as there are lots of them on some of the other new plots.

Glad to hear it's a good sign that my soil is fertile though ..... makes the aching muscles worth while!


Never knew that stinging nettle roots were such a nice shade of yellow!

Thanks again

Keep smilin'

Love Sal x