Philip Reilly Staff asked 9 years ago
Two of my raised beds have been taken over by a weed with a white root (see photo) that can run parallel to the ground at the depth of a few inches. The root is quite strong and can be a number of feet in length and I assume it is strangling the roots of any other plant I try to grow. I tried to remove it in one of the beds by hand but in came back just as bad the following year. This string like root is about 2mm wide. I have thought of just treating the beds with a strong weed killer but the one I have says I can not use the ground for planting for 18 months. So what would you recommend?