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Great says I sarcastically - my large bed of second year strawberries are flowering profusely but the majority of the flowers have a black centre and not yellowish green as they should be. I think a late frost have done this? am I correct. Some flower buds are ok but there are hundreds that are black centred. Should I painstakingly cut each bud off that has a black centre? [Gosh that would take a while] and will new buds form to replace the damaged ones or am I to expect a poor crop this year. The perpetual bearing plants I guess will form new buds but what about the early and mid varieties - will they recover with new trusses? Thanks for any information and advice.
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Looks like you're right cheops. There are some pics here.
Crops | Fruit | Frost Damage and Protection in Strawberry and Saskatoon Orchards | Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives | Province of Manitobasigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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Hey Bigmally thx for taking the time to upload that info for me. I do have frost damage quite clearly. No leaf damage just on the open flowers and the soon to open buds. I can see more and more are opening without the blackened frost damage. It doesn't say if you should remove the damaged black flowers or just let them be but I think if only for asthetic reasons I will remove them by hand and scissors. Never had this problem before as far down south as here but lesson learnt - next year when I see buds developing March and even April I'll throw a fleece over the plants each night. Thanks again Bigmally.Comment
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No probs cheops, my strawberry bed has a hinged 1 foot hight cage with debris netting & as yet all the buds are looking pretty healthy. I guess not only does the netting protect from birds but also inclement weather as well.sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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I always get blackened flowers. I think it's inevitable unless you cover them. I do tend to remove them if I have time and can be bothered. Not sure if it affects crop though, as every year we've had a fair few but not what you'd call a bumper crop, what with the frost and the slugs and the birds and the woodlice and the drought and....Comment
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Well you learn something new every day...I thought they went black because they hadn't been pollinated. Only a few casualties here and hopefully won't be any more now we're nearly in May.Tried and Tested...but the results are inconclusive
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