Grey mould

What you see

Fuzzy grey mould on fruit, flowers and soft growth; strawberries collapse into grey fur; spreads by touch.

Conditions

Cool, damp, still air - crowded strawberry beds after rain, unventilated corners.

Treatment

Remove and bin every infected fruit and stem promptly (it spreads from them); improve airflow immediately.

Prevention

Straw mulch under strawberries; pick ripe fruit daily in damp spells; space and ventilate; never leave rotting fruit.

Months: not recorded

Plants

Strawberry

Remedies

Not recorded — the field is blank rather than guessed.

The thing people get wrong

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