Awful weed with long, spreading roots among my strawberries!

[JudenDell]

Hello all!

I have a little strawberry patch in the corner of my garden. This year it's completely overrun with what looks (smells?) like wild mint. Essentially, these weeds sprout upwards from a long, horizontally lying root in the ground. Every time I uproot these nasty things I pull up half my strawberries because the weeds are entangled with the strawberry roots! How can I get rid of them? Alternatively, how can I staunch their growth? I think they're strangling my poor little strawberries who are looking rather worse for wear this year.

Thanks in advance!

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Most plants in the mint family are aggressive spreaders. My only suggestion is to keep pulling them until they are all gone, and when more pop up, do the same. I had a similar issue with aquatic mint. It was spreading a little too quickly in my bog filter for my pond, so I pulled as much out as I could. I'm still finding it pop up here and there, but it's been easier to manage since I got most of it out.