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[Michael Bathrick <bathrick@berkshire.net>]

This is a Columbia.  I checked again and found several stalks that are 
perfectly fine.  I have them in a bed that is only 2x5 feet, so a border 
of 4 feet is impossible.  I'm in 5b (5a in Massachusetts).  It's been a 
very rainy season so far - perhaps that is why the few stalks are doing 
ok this year.  Columbia is a Washington strawberry.

Mike



On 6/7/2011 4:38 PM, Melissa Kacalanos wrote:
> 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
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