Symptoms of garden strawberry disease

Garden plants are very often affected by various diseases and insects. Garden strawberries are also one of the garden plants that are often susceptible to various diseases. Some symptoms of garden strawberry disease go unnoticed by inexperienced gardeners, or are simply ignored for various reasons.

Therefore, in this article I will present the most common symptoms of garden strawberry disease and various signs of pest damage to garden strawberries, as well as methods for controlling them.

The first common symptom of strawberry disease is the appearance of spots on the leaves of the plant with a diameter of about 2 mm. At first the spots have a red-brown tint, then they turn white in the center and, over time, the center of the spot dies, forming a hole. In rare cases, spots may appear on the runners, petioles and peduncles. To combat spotting, garden strawberries should be sprayed with Bordeaux mixture (100 g per 10 l). Spraying should be carried out either before flowering or after harvesting.

Strawberry jaundice also occurs, in which the leaves acquire a mosaic color with yellow spots. Bushes with signs of this disease should be uprooted and burned, since such a plant disease cannot be treated.

If the strawberry bushes become dwarf and the leaves become wrinkled and small - this is greening of the strawberry petals, in which the berries become small and ugly, such strawberries should be uprooted and burned.

There are a large number of insect pests that attack garden strawberries. There are different methods of dealing with them - from spraying to treating plants in hot water.

It is important not to miss the symptoms of garden strawberry disease, take the necessary measures in time, and, as a result, you will get a large and tasty harvest!