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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    June 12, 2011
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    What you are describing sounds like wild strawberry. While considered a weed in many areas, in the right location, these ground cover plants can make an exceptional addition to the garden. They are also edible and tasty. However, be careful not to confuse this plant its related counterpart, woodland strawberry, which has no flavor and bears yellow flowers rather than white.

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    May 26, 2015
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    I would recommend contacting your local county extension office and verify that these plants can be introduced in your area.
    I would also caution use of herbicides to kill existing plant life near a water source.
    Here are links to the plants you listed.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/extension-search/

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/strawberry/growing-wild-strawberries.htm

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/cinquefoil-weed-control.htm

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    July 20, 2015
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    Wild Strawberry can be quite difficult to kill.

    Here is a link that has a few other options for you.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/wild-strawberry-control.htm

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    October 22, 2015
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    Here is a link with information and a few alternative solutions.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/wild-strawberry-control.htm

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  • Answered by
    nikki-phipps on
    August 3, 2017
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    If it resembles strawberry, then it could be a wild variety, most often considered a weed, although some people grow them too. These articles have more information:

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/strawberry/growing-wild-strawberries.htm

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/wild-strawberry-control.htm

    If you don't feel this is the berry in question, feel free to send us an image of the plant and/or berry so we can be better able to identify it for you.

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    InleGm on
    August 3, 2017
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    I'm unsure if this website is accepting my pictures so just in case, here they are
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4JUXidvGgw4RGVDVGE0UGRpcU0/view?usp=sharing
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4JUXidvGgw4S0RqZ0g1WDZaZkk/view?usp=sharing

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    January 16, 2018
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    Likely this is caused by the build up of residue from human activity. Oil from the streets, along with the many other types of buildup can occur from heavily populated areas. If your area has been growing rapidly, then this could have had an impact on the availability on the plants. It would be hard to say without taking soil samples, exactly, what happened to kill them off.

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  • Answered by
    MichiganDot on
    March 14, 2018
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    This is probably the invasive false or mock strawberry, Duchesnea indica. Native strawberries have white flowers, mock has yellow. I can think of nothing that will kill mock strawberry and not injure your Chrysogonum. Hand pulling or using a small foam paintbrush to apply herbicide are your choices. You might take the opportunity to dig up clumps, separate out the strawberry, improve the soil with some compost then replant.

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