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Post by Barbara on Jul 15, 2015 17:14:10 GMT
I have this on my strawberrys unfortunately, it's a fungal disease, I'm going to cut them back and then in spring spray with a fungicide, do you think rose blackspot spray would do the job ?
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 15, 2015 17:19:27 GMT
I have this on my strawberrys unfortunately, it's a fungal disease, I'm going to cut them back and then in spring spray with a fungicide, do you think rose blackspot spray would do the job ? I haven't a clue Barbara, - the only thing I will say is that I treat my little peach tree that has leaf curl with rose stuff. Each time I spray the roses in Spring I spray the peach tree - early doors and without fruit of course, and it has worked...hope someone else can help a bit more... |
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Post by Tig on Jul 15, 2015 19:01:10 GMT
Barbara it doesn't make the strawberries inedible, they just don't look as 'wholesome'. You might be able to stall it if you can get rid of all the infected leaves now and reduce the amount of spores on the soil surface. Evidently it needs certain 'conditions' to prosper - this is a good read if you have a minute www.fruit.cornell.edu/berry/ipm/ipmpdfs/strleafdisidmgmt.pdf
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Post by Barbara on Jul 16, 2015 6:12:58 GMT
Rosefriend, Tig, it's not just on the leaves, the strawbs have black spots on them as well. not all of them, but all down the left side of the bed, they are almost finished producing now as they are 'earlies', I will cut all the leaves back and burn them, dig out any woody plants and the same there, I assume it's airborne, but, will I always have it around now. just off to read your report Tig, I think it might be the one I read yesterday, explained what it was but not how you get rid.
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