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What’s up with these strawberries

Seve OB · 2025-06-13 18:52:55

have hundreds of strawberries growing but every year I get a fair few like this what’s happening with them? Powdery, grey, fluffy, soft

13-06-2025 07:52PM

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Seve OB

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have hundreds of strawberries growing but every year I get a fair few like this

what’s happening with them? Powdery, grey, fluffy, soft

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#2 13-06-2025 08:14PM

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Damp conditions. Where they in contact with the soil?

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#3 13-06-2025 08:19PM

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They have gone mouldy.

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#4 13-06-2025 08:54PM

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Too damp, poor air circulation.

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#5 13-06-2025 08:54PM

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no sh1t 🤣

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#6 13-06-2025 08:54PM

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No and no

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#7 13-06-2025 09:10PM

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https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/help-for-the-home-gardener/advice-tips-resources/insects-pests-and-problems/diseases/fruit-spots/gray-mold-of-strawberry
Damp, poor air circulation, overcrowding, mould spores carry forward on decaying vegetation.

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#8 14-06-2025 11:08AM

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do they taste okay though?

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#9 14-06-2025 11:09AM

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Depends on how much cream is eaten with them?

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