Leaf spot strawberry - Ask Extension
These strawberries are 4 years old, are ever bearing although I can’t remember the specific variety. I believe this is leaf spot, and is on almost e...
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Leaf spot strawberry #878177
Asked July 21, 2024, 8:57 PM EDT
These strawberries are 4 years old, are ever bearing although I can’t remember the specific variety. I believe this is leaf spot, and is on almost every leaf. Am I better removing all the plants and starting over, or will not impact the quality of berries?
Wright County Minnesota
Expert Response
Thank you for writing.
It looks like leaf spot however I cannot see the bottom layer of leaves. Your yield and quality of the fruit should be OK. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/common-leafspot-of-strawberry
After harvest, aggressively clean in the bed, remove all dead or diseased leaves.
As the reference notes, year to year carryover is not a problem.
Additional information on preventing this is here.
https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/common-leaf-spot-of-strawberry/
It looks like leaf spot however I cannot see the bottom layer of leaves. Your yield and quality of the fruit should be OK. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/common-leafspot-of-strawberry
After harvest, aggressively clean in the bed, remove all dead or diseased leaves.
As the reference notes, year to year carryover is not a problem.
Additional information on preventing this is here.
https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/common-leaf-spot-of-strawberry/
