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Rotting strawberries

Sazz101Sazz101 Posts: 248
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My stawbs are going bad before they are ripe. Little sign of pest damage. Never done across this before. Fungus? Too much rain? 

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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    I'm seeing a bit of the same, particularly in an area where I planted them too close together, and I think you're right that the cool rainy spell came at exactly the wrong time, increasing humidity and allowing a fungus to take hold.  I've been removing all fruit with any sign of it while they are still small, before the fungus has a chance to spread more spores.  It might be botrytis.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • Sazz101Sazz101 Posts: 248
    Thanks so much @BobTheGardener :) I think you are right. Botrytis came to mind but I didn’t want to say / spell the words ‘out loud’ 😣
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