To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Strawberry Question
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 07:17:23 -0500
On 5/26/06 6:43 AM, "Jim Fruth" <jfruth@uslink.net> wrote:
> My strawberries have a problem that I've not seen before and I've got a
> file full of information about strawberry diseases and what ails my plants
> isn't mentioned: The flowers appear normal but, before the petals drop off,
> their centers turn black and no berry forms. I can't blame it on weather
> because it has been normal on into the bloom. Has anyone ever seen this?
> Do you know what it is?
Jim,
Sure sounds like frost damage. It only takes one cold morning without
protection.