some strawberrys turning powdery

[gardengeordie]

Hi All,

I planted some bare root strawberry plants a few month back, however some of the fruits on them are starting to turn a powdery grey, I have removed these, is it common for new plants to develop this?

Thanks very much

[flynch]

Sounds like powdery mildew. I'd Google search powdery mildew to find some solutions. How close are your palnts together? Increasing air circulation might help

[gardengeordie]

they are fairly close at the moment, im going to spread them out a bit this weekend, it does look like that but the whole strawberry is covered and it seems to dissolve when touched.