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Problem with strawberry plants
Manchee
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Hi there, I'm a total newbie when it comes to gardening but this year we actually have some outdoor space! Anyway, we have some strawberry plants in a plastic cold frame, but we seem to be having a few issues with them. Recently some of the leaves have started turning brown on the edges, but even more recently we are getting black bits round the edges as well! Is this an issue caused by damp? Its just our cold frame is in a lovely sunny spot so ends up getting quite a lot of condensation. Please help me save my poor strawbs!
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It almost looks like the leaves are burnt by too much heat. Are you able to put them out into the ground Manchee?
Thanks for the reply! No unfort not, ours is more of a courtyard style garden, all paved over. We got the cold frame as we are growing pepper plants-lets and throught it would protect the strawbs from pests/slugs and keep them warm to help with the berries. Would it be a better idea to move the cold frame somewhere more shady instead maybe?
Our pepper plants in comparison seem to be thriving!
They don't want to be in the shade. Just wondering if it they would be better in grow bags - what do other forum members think?
Your peppers look good.
I've moved them out now, not too sure how sunny this corner is so they might need moving again.
I don't know about putting them in grow bags, we have a real issue with slugs, but with a cat we can't get the heavy duty slug killing stuff out. We have to make do with copper taping and this stuff that slugs apparently dont like to go on. Gotta say they're trouncing our defences though!
You could try them in hanging baskets. They need to be somewhere the pollinating insects can get to them too. They may have got a bit hot and scorched the leaves.
We've been hand-pollinating with a small paint brush, we've been doing pretty well, every flower has been turned into a strawberry so far, we've got quite a few berries growing now
They need ventilation when they're undercover Manchee, and that helps with pollination too. They can be grown perfectly well in big pots or if you have a wall or fence you can use, try putting trough planters on that. I did that many years ago when my children were small as it meant they could see them more easily. You'll find it helps with the slug issue as well!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I can see by your latest pictures that you have put them in nice big pots and out in the fresh air so they should be OK now. Keep watering and feeding them well and you should have a good crop.
Awesome, thanks for your help everyone