Strawberry conundrum?

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  1. Wannabe

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    Inherited a raised bed and it had strawberry plants in it, it went wild last summer and no strawberries as it was taken over by weeds, just thinned them out and Google says strawberry plants have three leaves… so what are these? Can any one help identify
     

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    ok great thank you, I now have a raised bed full of an incredibly invasive weed and not much more!
     
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      It will be no use for strawberries unless you remove the soil and put iin fresh, indeed that just might be your best solution, get rid of the weeds and no build up of pests or diseases for your fruit.
       
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        As I understand it strawberries are prone to certain viruses, so probably best to just dig out everything, strawberries and all, and start again.
         
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          I agree with @pete .
          We had something similar and removed it twice before little bits started to grow back.
          Real strawberries are a lot nicer to have in the garden. And don't forget to plant garlic in between the strawberries. They don't compete, keep slugs away and you get fresh garlic
           
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