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Strawberry Symptoms & Cures

March 14, 2009 posted by admin

Strawberry Symptoms & Cures
KEY: W=Whole Plant S=Stems & Runners L=Leaf C=Crown R=Roots F=Fruits FL=Flowers UL=Under Leaves
EC & pH Growing Tables
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Key	Symptom	Problem	Solution
F	Small Fruits	Lack of Nitrogen	Increase EC*
S	Fewer Runners	Lack of Nitrogen	Increase EC
L	Older Leaves Turn Red / Orange	Lack of Nitrogen	Increase EC
L	Young Leaves Short Pale-Green	Lack of Nitrogen	Increase EC
F	Poor Quality Fruit	Excess Nitrogen	Decrease EC
W	Increased Diseases	Excess Moisture	Decrease Watering
L	Rough Edges-Older Leaves	Potassium Deficiency	Increase Potassium
W	Dark Leaflets	Potassium Deficiency	Increase Potassium
W	Wilted Leaves In High Temps	Potassium Deficiency	Increase Potassium
F	Soft Fruit	Potassium Deficiency	Increase Potassium
R	Slow Root Growth	Boron Dificiency	Increase Boron In Nutrient
F	Deformed Berries	Boron Dificiency	Increase Boron In Nutrient
L	Lop-sided Leaves	Boron Dificiency	Increase Boron In Nutrient
F	Hard Yellow Berries	Boron Dificiency	Increase Boron In Nutrient
L	Rough Leaf Edges	Boron Dificiency	Increase Boron In Nutrient
L	Angular Leaf Spot	Translucent Spots – Bacteria!	Avoid Sprinkling / Use Fungicide
L	Reddish-Brown Leaf Spots	Angular Leaf Spot	Avoid Sprinkling / Use Fungicide
UL	White Powdery Spots	Powdery Mildew	Avoid Sprinkling / Use Fungicide
UL	Purple-Reddish Blotches	Powdery Mildew	Avoid Sprinkling / Use Fungicide
F	Deformed Fruits	Powdery Mildew	Avoid Sprinkling / Use Fungicide
F	Poor Fruit Production	Powdery Mildew	Avoid Sprinkling / Use Fungicide
L	Blotches On Leaves	Powdery Mildew	Avoid Sprinkling / Use Fungicide
UL	Blotches On Leaves	Powdery Mildew	Avoid Sprinkling / Use Fungicide
L	Purplish Spots On Leaf Veins	Phomopsis Leaf Blight	Remove Affected Plant
L	Purplish Spots On Leaf Veins	Phomopsis Leaf Blight	Foliar Spray With Fungicide
L	Leaf Spot	Small Lesions That Change Color	Foliar Spray With Fungicide
L	Leaf Blight (Rhizoctonia)	Older Leaves Turn Grey or Black	Reduce Moisture Levels
L	Leaf Blight (Rhizoctonia)	Young Leaves Deform & Curl	Reduce Moisture Levels
FL	Blossoms Turn Brown & Die	Botrytus Fruit Rot	Reduce Moisture & Apply Fungicide
F	Fruits Turn Brown & Rot	Botrytus Fruit Rot	Reduce Moisture & Apply Fungicide
F	Hardening / Browning Fruits	Botrytus Fruit Rot	Reduce Moisture & Apply Fungicide
F	Fruits Die Before Maturity	Botrytus Fruit Rot	Reduce Moisture / Apply Fungicide
W,L	Grey Mold & Blossom Blight	Graying & Wilted Blossoms / Botrytus	Reduce Moisture / Apply Fungicide
Note:	For The Following 6 Items	Anthrcnose Fruit Rot	Reduce Warmth & Moisture
F	Black Spot @ Harvest	Fruit Rot	Reduce Moisture / Replace plants
F	Water-soaked Spots On Fruit	Fruit Rot	Reduce Moisture / Replace plants
FL	Emerging Flower Petal Tips Burnt	Fruit Rot	Reduce Moisture / Replace plants
FL	Open Flowers Dry & Die	Fruit Rot	Reduce Moisture / Replace plants
F	Light Brown Spots Darken	Fruit Rot	Reduce Moisture / Replace plants
F	Small Hard Deformed Fruit	Fruit Rot	Reduce Moisture / Replace plants
F	Small Brown Leathery-skinned Fruit	Leather Rot	Use Fungicide & Reduce Moisture
F	Fruit Develops Bad Odor / Taste	Leather Rot	Use Fungicide & Reduce Moisture
F	Brown Spots On Mature Fruit	Phomopsis (Soft Rot)	No Known Controls
F	Crusty Brown Spots On Fruit	Phomopsis (Soft Rot)	No Known Controls
F	Deteriorating Mature Berries	Mucor Fruit Rot	Use Fungicide / Sanitize Work Area
R	Stunted Growth	Red Stele Root Rot	Use Fungicide & Reduce Moisture
R	Plant Wilts In Heat of Day	Red Stele Root Rot	Use Fungicide & Reduce Moisture
L	Blue-Green Young Leaves	Red Stele Root Rot	Use Fungicide & Reduce Moisture
L	Red-Yellow-Orange Older Leaves	Red Stele Root Rot	Use Fungicide & Reduce Moisture
R	Red Roots	Red Stele Root Rot	Use Fungicide & Reduce Moisture
W	Plants Collapse During Fruiting	Rizoctonia Solani Root Rot	Renew Growing Medium
L	Leaves Curl Under	Rizoctonia Solani Root Rot	Renew Growing Medium
C	Crowns Just Die!	Rizoctonia Solani Root Rot	Renew Growing Medium
L,S	Petiol (Stem @ Leaf) Browns	Rizoctonia Solani Root Rot	Renew Growing Medium
W	Stunted Leaf Growth	Strawberry Mottle Virus (Airborn)	Control Aphid Vectors
L	Mottled Leaves	Strawberry Mottle Virus (Airborn)	Control Aphid Vectors
L	Distorted Leaf Growth	Strawberry Mottle Virus (Airborn)	Control Aphid Vectors
W	Distorted Leaflets	Strawberry Pallidosis	Change Plants!
W	Stunted Growth	Strawberry Pallidosis	Change Plants!
L	Stunted Cupping Leaves	Strawberry Aster Yellows	Increase Growing Temperature
W	Purple Leaves	Phytoplasma Yellows	Start Over – This Kills Everything!
L	Brown Leaves	Phytoplasma Yellows	Start Over – This Kills Everything!
L	Whitening Leaves	Phytoplasma Yellows	Start Over – This Kills Everything!
W	Stunted Growth + Above 3	Phytoplasma Yellows	Start Over – This Kills Everything!
L	Stunted Young Leaf Growth	Summer Dwarf	Change Planting Medium
L	Leaf Cupping (Young Only)	Summer Dwarf	Change Planting Medium
W	Sudden Unknown Changes	Strawberry Root Aphids	Spray Plants With Surfactant
W	Bluish Egg-bodied Tiny Bugs	Strawberry Root Aphids	Spray Plants With Surfactant
W	Bluish Egg-bodied Tiny Bugs Again	Strawberry Root Aphids	Control Ants
F	Seeds Stick Out of Fruit	Cyclamen Mite (Seen Only W/ Magnifier)	Remove & Destroy Plant!
L	Brown Leaves	Cyclamen Mite (Seen Only W/ Magnifier)	Remove & Destroy Plant!
L	Stunted Leaves	Cyclamen Mite (Seen Only W/ Magnifier)	Remove & Destroy Plant!
C,L	Crinkled & Deformed Leaves	Cyclamen Mite (Seen Only W/ Magnifier)	Remove & Destroy Plant!
L,FL	Deformed Leaves & Flowers	Cyclamen Mite (Seen Only W/ Magnifier)	Remove & Destroy Plant!
L	Small Yellow Spots On Leaf Tops	Spider Mites	Control w/ Natural Preditors
UL	Brown 7 Dying Undersides	Spider Mites	Control w/ Natural Preditors
L	Notches Chewed In Leaves	Root Weevil	Apply Insecticides / Surfactants
F	Bronzing Hard Fruits	Flower Thrips	Apply Insecticides / Surfactants
F	Holes Bored In Fruit Bottoms	Strawberry Sap Beetle	Cull & Discard Affected Fruit
W	Plants Grow Slowly	Strawberry Root Weevil	Change or Sterilize Growth Medium
W	Plants Wild-Collapse-Die	Strawberry Root Weevil	Change or Sterilize Growth Medium
L	Curled Leaf – Caterpillar Inside!	Leaf Roller	Remove & Smash Leaf / Apply “BT”
F	Half-Eaten Fruit	Birds!	Install Bird Netting
		Whew!

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3 Responses to “Strawberry Symptoms & Cures”

pals145 Says:
September 27th, 2009 at 4:11 am
my strawberries are turning very light yellow and seems after all work done the are going to die…
i got some kind of tiny eggs under the leaves ans I spraayed with soapy water, know they turned light yellow leaves with green veins. I tryed iron chelate but i havent seen any mayor chenges yet.
admin Says:
October 2nd, 2009 at 8:35 am
That yellow leaf thing is a real problem. I’m in pretty much the same boat you’re in. Once the leaves start to yellow, it signals the ultimate doom of the plant, it would seem. I haven’t figured it out yet, but am slowly realizing why strawberries are so darned expensive in the store. I know a strawberry isn’t supposed to be as big as a tennis ball, still there’s something to be said about the commercially-grown (chemical) ones in that they are at least consistent. Wish I knew the answer!
pals145 Says:
October 31st, 2009 at 9:04 pm
OK! go it fixed… dissolved powder iron chelate in 6.2 to 6.5 ph water and a week later… beautiful very green huge leaves. Plus used after that the fertilizer you have recomended, from Plants that produce, Richard Frost I think is his name, it worked…

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