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minus-squaresquaresinger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days ago My definition: aggressive spread and resilience to removal. That fits to a lot of useful plants too. Strawberries, Brambles, Mint, just to name a few.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoYes. If you don’t have adequate containment then strawberries can absolutely be a weed. A delicious weed, but still a weed.
minus-squaresquaresinger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoAnd that’s the actual definition of a weed: If you don’t want it there, it’s a weed. If you do, it’s not.
That fits to a lot of useful plants too. Strawberries, Brambles, Mint, just to name a few.
Yes. If you don’t have adequate containment then strawberries can absolutely be a weed.
A delicious weed, but still a weed.
And that’s the actual definition of a weed: If you don’t want it there, it’s a weed. If you do, it’s not.