Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu We have a very late crop of strawberries this year. Plasticulture strawberries are finally in full production but reports are that the crop is lower yielding this year. We had some heavy… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Most growers should have had at least 2 fungicide sprays for Gray Mold on strawberries already in 2013. Gray mold is caused by the fungus Botrytis cinerea. The reservoir for this fungus… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu There have been several samples from DE and MD with angular leafspot that have been diagnosed this spring. As you can see from the picture this bacterial leafspot produces angular watersoaked spots initially (Figure… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu With September strawberry planting season approaching for the annual plasticulture system, growers will be preparing beds and fumigating in the next 2 weeks. While several chemical fumigants are registered for strawberries, new… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Anthracnose Fruit Rot Strawberry anthracnose can be extremely destructive during warm, wet weather causing significant fruit rot. Symptoms of anthracnose include blackish-brown circular spots on maturing green fruit and soft, sunken (flat) circular lesions… Continue Reading
