I am growing First Gold, in their Second year (they are growing well apart from two heads which have been nibbled off but I have backups).
Tonight I found a section around the base of the plant which looked like a large root had been dug up, and wondered how that could have happened, but on touching the root, it popped out the soil like a spring; turns out it was a bine which had grown out, then down, into the ground, and is completely white.
My question is, is this normal behaviour for the plant? Should I leave it underground, and would this become a root or possibly a rhizome? Or should I just trim it off with the rest of the extra bines?
Cheers
Tonight I found a section around the base of the plant which looked like a large root had been dug up, and wondered how that could have happened, but on touching the root, it popped out the soil like a spring; turns out it was a bine which had grown out, then down, into the ground, and is completely white.
My question is, is this normal behaviour for the plant? Should I leave it underground, and would this become a root or possibly a rhizome? Or should I just trim it off with the rest of the extra bines?
Cheers