controlling strawberry plants

by ellen revis
(dayton, ohio usa)

how would I go about getting rid of wild strawberry plants that vine everywhere in my flower bed? How did they get there?


Doug says that weed control in flower beds is an ongoing effort. The problem of course is that there is no one safe chemical that can kill only the weeds and not the flowers.

So you're left with hand-weeding to control and eliminate them.

And then mulch to stop any seeds from germinating.

But bottom line - as long as you have flowers in that bed, any spray you use will kill flowers too.

So get out the hoe, cultivator tools and/or get down on your knees with a cultivator. A bit a day will work wonders in a short time.