Let the battle begin

Mint and strawberries are prolific spreaders. I need some ground cover for erosion control on a slope in our yard so have been encouraging the chocolate mint plants to go wild. I recently was given strawberry plants from my uncle who has an amazing strawberry patch. I planted my bare-root plants in a circle around the mint, where it is sunny and they will get watered well. Mint is rumored to repel slugs, which would be good for strawberry production. The hope is that they both continue to propagate and fill in. It will be interesting to see, though, if I end up with a battle of the rhizomes.

Strawberry plant near chocolate mint plants