other roots in the ground
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RandomKindness
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should be fine unless the plant had diseases or pests, remove the roots you can and put your own soil
Brick Top
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You said you found other roots growing. Well it is fairly difficult to find a location outside where you will not find at least some roots from plants or bushes or trees so there will in most cases always be some competition for your plants roots to deal with for water and nutrients. The fewer other growing things in the area the better off you will be but since pot plants are rather tough and rugged survivors most likely with a little decent initial care they will get a good start and then be able to grow on their own with little assistance needed other than some occasional watering and feeding and of course removing all males if you want the most from your plants.
If what you found were old roots they would not at all be a problem. What might be a problem would be the possible buildup of nutrients in the soil from you having feed your last plants and now the soil might contain to high of a level of fertilizer for seedlings, that is assuming you are starting out with beans and seedlings, and your new plants might get burned.
If there are other plants close by and have roots in the same area you will be planting in, and that is likely since you did say you found other roots growing, they may have drawn off most or all remaining nutrients by now so you many not have a problem. If it has rained a good bit since you harvested the nutrients could likely have been carried deeper into the soil or spread out over a broader area making them not as concentrated so again there might not be any problem.
But old roots will not be a problem in and of themselves and other live/growing roots are hard to avoid in most areas. If your last plants survived and did well there your new ones are likely to do the same.
If there was to much competition/growth in the area your old plants would not have done well or not have survived so unless other growth has encroached the area you will be planting in you should be as well off as you were before.
If what you found were old roots they would not at all be a problem. What might be a problem would be the possible buildup of nutrients in the soil from you having feed your last plants and now the soil might contain to high of a level of fertilizer for seedlings, that is assuming you are starting out with beans and seedlings, and your new plants might get burned.
If there are other plants close by and have roots in the same area you will be planting in, and that is likely since you did say you found other roots growing, they may have drawn off most or all remaining nutrients by now so you many not have a problem. If it has rained a good bit since you harvested the nutrients could likely have been carried deeper into the soil or spread out over a broader area making them not as concentrated so again there might not be any problem.
But old roots will not be a problem in and of themselves and other live/growing roots are hard to avoid in most areas. If your last plants survived and did well there your new ones are likely to do the same.
If there was to much competition/growth in the area your old plants would not have done well or not have survived so unless other growth has encroached the area you will be planting in you should be as well off as you were before.
stonerman
Well-Known Member
You shouldnt really have nothing to worry about, roots are no big deal unless theres alot of them, then it could intertwine with your plants root system, stealing all your plants water, wouldnt really want that now. A few roots, you should be fine near larger tree with roots, you'll find that the ground gets dryer faster, suckin up the water. hope that helps 
