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Strawberry or weed?

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MrsEm
MrsEm Posts: 49 Forumite
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I'm having a go for the first time this year...now clearing a corner of the jungle that I hope to turn into the veg area & found this - the leaves look like pics of strawberry leaves from my book but am I kdding myself? Is it a weed?

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Mrs Em


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  • blissfulbabe
    blissfulbabe Posts: 162 Forumite
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    I'm not an expert but have just spent the morning planting out strawberry plants and, I have to say, they look just like the plant in your photo.
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  • lynzpower
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    I hope so too as my jungle also has lots of these in :o
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  • kezlou
    kezlou Posts: 3,283 Forumite
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    Think its a strawberry plant, just looking at the window box and its looks the mature leaves on mine.
  • soupdragon10
    soupdragon10 Posts: 967 Forumite
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    Might be wild strawberries which have fruit which are smaller than the cultivated varieties. One of those wait and see situations as you won't know for definite until it flowers and fruits.
  • leon103
    leon103 Posts: 732 Forumite
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    Strawberry. 100%
    :p
  • Sally_A
    Sally_A Posts: 2,266 Forumite
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    I say "Weed" the leaf edges are more spiky than strawbs, and I think I have similar growing in the front garden. I'm not an expert as I don't like strawberries.
  • misskool
    misskool Posts: 12,832 Forumite
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    There is a weed that has strawberry like leaves but you can differentiate it when you dig around by the roots. Can't remember what it's called now, just off to have a look
  • stuart30
    stuart30 Posts: 499 Forumite
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    Doesnt look the same as my plants...the base looks different,id say weed.
  • misskool
    misskool Posts: 12,832 Forumite
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    it's not quite what i was thinking of but could it be wood avens?
  • LittleMissAspie
    LittleMissAspie Posts: 2,130 Forumite
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    I know nothing about plants but I like a good mystery. Search google images for strawberry plants and it looks like strawberry leaves are quite round, whereas the wood avens leaves are more oval/pointed. Your plant looks rounder to me.
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