I have a problem I just don't understand. It was probably my fault but here goes. I composted leaf mold for several years. It was pretty good but rooty (okay I forgot about roots). So, I sift through the soil as I added it to my raised bed. well, now I have more roots. How does this happen? My impression was that the roots would probably decompose as they weren't attached to a living thing. Or is it just possible I just didn't get them all.

How do I get rid of these or should I replace the soil. My first thought is gypsum. This soil does have some quack grass but the roots I see aren't really like the quack grass. Very confused.

J