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[Melissa Kacalanos <mijwiz@yahoo.com>]

What kind of strawberry is this? There are some very odd strawberries at 
Corvallis, including ones that are just female, and need a male to set fruit, 
and males that never set fruit at all.

Melissa
Zone 5 NY, where the Mara Des Bois strawberries are producing even more than 
the chipmunks can eat, and my male musk strawberries have set lots of fruit.

--- On Tue, 6/7/11, Michael Bathrick <bathrick@berkshire.net> wrote:

> From: Michael Bathrick <bathrick@berkshire.net>
> Subject: [NAFEX] Strawberry problems
> To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 2:26 AM
> Please forgive a beginner's
> question.
> 
> I received some strawberries from the NCGR at
> Corvallis.  The plant 
> itself can't be more healthy, the leaves are giant, it
> flowers 
> profusely.  The problem is when the fruit sets and
> reach 1/8th inch, 
> they turn brown and the stalk withers.  I have planted
> in both MA and in 
> PA and have the same problem in both places.  Any
> ideas what it might 
> be?  I have had the same issues in wet and dry
> conditions, hot and cool 
> weather.  I haven't noticed any bugs.
> 
> Mike