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Tayberry flowers

AdRockAdRock Posts: 241
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Hi, I’ve noticed my tayberry flowers have got a black centre... is this normal? 


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  • AdRockAdRock Posts: 241

  • AdRockAdRock Posts: 241
    On closer inspection, the black bit is sticky... please can anyone help?! 
  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    The centre is the actual berry...it will probably dry  droout andp off. I had a tayberry and never encountered this particular problem, they're very healthy plants. Did you have any sharp frosts recently? 
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  • AdRockAdRock Posts: 241
    No sharp frosts within the last week here, I’ll keep an eye on them and see what becomes! My original thoughts were some sort of fungus or pest. 

    I’ve got the tayberry in a raised bed with a couple of varieties of raspberries and they all look very healthy and full of flower buds.

    I’ve even got a raspy beetle trap out with no sign of anything nasty yet!
  • AdRockAdRock Posts: 241
    Just read this about something similar with strawberries... 

    http://www.smallestsmallholding.com/frost-damaged-strawberries/
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