To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Strawberry problems
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 13:38:32 -0700 (PDT)
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