Strawberry and Rhubarb Crop Damage

[Sheneval]

Would welcome any opinions on what has caused damage to strawberry plants as in attached pics.? Has also caused damage to adjacent rhubarb plants - some of these had red areas in vicinity of the brown edges.

[Tripmeup]

Could they be drying out/too dry Shen?
Looks a bit like scorch to me...has happened some of my strawberry plants too...

[Hazel at the Hill]

I'd say they were on the dry side too, Shen - with the rhubarb, the older leaves (lower the the ground) do start getting a bit manky as the season progresses. Nothing to worry about, I don't think. What's the rest of the clump looking like?

The strawbs are likely just to be a bit dry too - the only slight note of caution is on the close up pic of the strawb leaf - is that grey patch to the right looking a bit like botrytis? You might do well to improve the air flow through the strawb patch by combing through and clipping away of all the dry/old leaves underneath and round the plants.

[Sheneval]

Hazel & Trip

Thanks for your quick response guys - not my plot nor my strawberries - any views on possibility of glyphosate drift? pictures don't really show the total damage on the strawberries too well and the majority of the rhubarb plant leaf damage had been stripped before I got the opportunity to take the pic.

My strawberry plants are only a couple of allotments away and, apart from slugs helping themselves to the fruit - arghhhh where did I put those blue pills - are looking fine and healthy as are all the others in the vicinity apart from the adjacent plot where a handful are starting to show signs of leaf curling but these are under environmesh and this may have provided some protection resulting in any damage being minimised ???

[rustylady]

Must admit, my first thought was weedkiller damage.

[Hazel at the Hill]

Must admit, my first thought was weedkiller damage.

I didn't think of that! But looking again at the strawb patch, there's plenty of lush growth further away from where Shen's taken the pic, so perhaps there is more to it than our original dry/rot theories.

[Hazel at the Hill]

...where did I put those blue pills....

[Sheneval]

I threw that in in anticipation of VC's response - I might have known you would beat her to it

[Sheneval]

Must admit, my first thought was weedkiller damage.

That was mine too - hopefully if it is weed killer damage it has been caused by faulty application - I have checked the area and there have been recent applications on paths surrounding one plot and the outside of the fence surrounding another - the plot with the environmesh protection lies between the damaged one and both the others so either is a possibility although the former is a very experienced allotmenteer and should be aware of the precautions to be taken when applying in windy weather

[mrgrower]

Look like they have been scorched to me or been hit with some weed killer? but me know nufink about nufink