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Overwintered runner bans

As I was claering the space from last year's runner beans, I found that the roots had survived the winter and are putting up new shoots. 

 As you can see, not very spectacular, but it's there! I'm reluctant to dig it up, and have decided to leave it, plant this year's as planned, and see what happens, but I was wondering if anyone else has experience of this? I'm on the southern edge of Dartmoor if that's of any interest. I've already mentioned this on the 'May in your garden thread', apologies for reposting but thought I might get a wider audience if I posted as a new topic.

May In Your Garden

When I was wandering round doing the bean shoot, some other things caught my eye. Mme Alfred's getting in full swing.

 I love these irises.

  And I liberated this little beauty from the greenhouse:

 Courgette looking happy - she's surrounded by climbing mangetout Carouby de Maussane, which has such pretty pink/purple flowers...eventually!

And won't be long before the broad beans....

May In Your Garden

Just one leaf - I wouldn't panic...yet! Maybe the seedling got a bit dry in the heat?

Here's the overwintered shoots:

 And the ones ready to go out:

 And some dwarf french beans that went out about a month ago:

Ladys Mantel

Apologies for taking the liberty to insert your pic onto my post GMcG26. This is
the plant I had in mind when I responded to the first post. If you cut off the flowers before they go over it will minimise its self seeding habit, and as I said, I cut mine back to the ground at this time as the foliage starts to look a bit tired as well. Seedlings are easy to spot because of their characteristic leaf shape, and, as you have discovered, are much easier to remove when young. I suppose you could try glyphosate if they are too embedded to remove manually, but I do like to have some of them dotted through the garden.

Ladys Mantel

May In Your Garden

Ladys Mantel

May In Your Garden

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Bay tree root eradication

Plan bee

Overwintered runner bans

Red rhubarb leaves

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