If there is no big main roots and you are not in a hurry to use that bed, I would say amend it with some manure and leave the root hairs to rot with the manure.

Right ! roots can have a lot of beneficial purified nutrients.
If you have a compost pile, you can put them there. If not, just bury them in the beds. With small ones(like beans..) I just cut them off at ground level.

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Hmm, I hadn't realized that this posted twice. Think I came back to my computer and on one open tab the little beach ball of macbook unhappiness was spinning so I hit refresh, and it must have resent the form.

In any case, thanks to all for the input. I learn something new every day about the garden!

we leave all roots in especially legumes, it all adds and all helps.

len

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I chop up all the residue...tops and bottoms and mix them into the soil a bit along with any amendments....and perhaps plant a cover crop if growing time permits. Things are really nice by spring planting time.