strawberry plant, leaves curled up and break like dry paper

[Leeds_lad]

they have been watered regulary. Could this perhaps be sun scorch?

[Nicos]

If it's the outer leaves then I'd say that's it's just the normal die-back.

tbh....It's unlikely to be sun scorch unless you watered then at the height of a very sunny day ( we had 30C in direct sun over the past couple of days)

[Leeds_lad]

seems to be about 80% of the leaves.

[Nicos]

Are the central ones OK ( the crown)??

Have you cut them back yet???

Any chance of a piccie??

[Leeds_lad]

sure hold on, not sure what the picture will turn out like. and nope the central ones seem to have it the worst =(

[Leeds_lad]

[FB.]

It doesn't look like "normal" dieback, so there are several possibilities of common things that upset strawberries:

1.
Planted too deep.

2.
Too much water.

3.
Nutrient deficiency.

4.
Diseased.

5.
Not properly hardened-off before getting frosted.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Is it me or can I see some white dots on and in between the rear most leaves looks like some kind of fungus?

Colin

[Leeds_lad]

think thats just camera shine coming off the stem hairs =)

[Potstubsdustbins]

Will have to clean my specs but it does not look like normal die back with that the leaves go dark brown and can be crumbled to dust in yoour hand.

Colin

[zazen999]

Red Spider Mite.

[Leeds_lad]

Red Spider Mite.

it could be that. been finding cobwebs on the plant. how did they get to it if its inside? and how do i cure it?
also, do they infect a room? its all small, dont want bugs running everywhere

[Potstubsdustbins]

Thought I could see something.

Colin

[zazen999]

Firstly - it's a strawberry. Get it outside!

[FB.]

Firstly - it's a strawberry. Get it outside!

I've tried growing seedling fruit trees indoors to extend their growing season. It often fails due to pests or disease attack because the wintr cold can't kill the pest/diseases and the potential predators are not very numerous even outdoors, let along having predators such as earwigs crawling all over your house.

I must admit that I've not seen red spider mite be as destructive as they are on those strawberries.
However, I don't use sprays on anything and I am told that red spider mite are often a problem when a previously sprayed plant goes into an unsprayed environment. The natural predators usually restore the balance after a while, but the pests are more numerous and multiply so much faster in the early stages.