"Dan" wrote in message
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The bee balm has been transplanted from my strawberry patch for 3
YEARS, and EVERY spring it re-appears, easily choking the
strawberries. I had originally planted the bee balm in the protected
(fenced-off) area so deer wouldn't get it, but it has become a major
pain. Anyone who plants monarda / bee balm near strawberries is
asking for serious trouble (even worse than what ground ivy does).

Dan

Just move the darned strawberries........person who slams head against stone
wall usually just ends up with a bleeding head.

Move the strawberries to a new bed, put a nice multi hook hanger in the
middle of the existing bed with the bee balm and put bird feeders on it.
You've already got the birds coming to the monarda, go with the flow and
enjoy your garden. Call this hill a bird sanctuary and let it go at that.

Val