Scorched or Diseased? Please look at the photos

[Chitfaced]

So I've been putting my tomatoes out in the day as they were drying up in the conservatory and the first lot of flowers I think I have lost as they've closed up and gone crispy.

However I've noticed browning of the leaves on some of beans and strawberries as well. Can anyone tell me if this is just scorching? If so I will just move everything into the shade.

Thanks !

[Two_Sheds]

Looks like scorch to me. How do you water? From the bottom, or sprinkled over the leaves?

[WendyC]

Looks like water droplets on the leaves have acted like mini magnifying glasses and scorched the leaves.

[rustylady]

Are your strawberries in the conservatory? If so they really don't need to be. Also, be careful you water the soil, not the leaves of all your plants. One other thing - plants rarely have all perfect leaves. They still get by and produce crops.

[Chitfaced]

Thanks for your comments everyone. The strawberries yes I think probably from water on the leaves, with the toms and the beans though, no, only watering carefully round the stems. However.... I have learned my lesson from a hot conservatory so definitely trying to keep them outside during the day.

Strawberries have been outside in the planter for a fortnight now and otherwise doing well. No flowers yet.

I am probably guilty of being a little paranoid with my first crops too

[Potstubsdustbins]

Most people think of strawbs as a tender plant needing lots of love, nothing could be further from the truth. Strawbs should live outside year round unless you live in Arctic of course.

Colin

[Chitfaced]

Most people think of strawbs as a tender plant needing lots of love, nothing could be further from the truth. Strawbs should live outside year round unless you live in Arctic of course.

Colin

Good to know...what does one do with them over the winter. In a planter I'm thinking just covering them with something?

[Two_Sheds]

They can stay outside all year, no duvet required

"it is possible to raise strawberries ... from cold areas with -50' F. to the semi-tropics"

"in central Alaska where the strawberry is native reach -60' F. in winter" G.M. Darrow, The Strawberry: History, Breeding and Physiology
http://www.nal.usda.gov/pgdic/Strawb...k/boktwent.htm

[Germinater]

Last year just left my strawbs and once it strarted to warm up a bit I just cut all the old leafs back about an inch above the crown and there growing like crazy now with hundreds of flowers you will realise in time just how low maintenance strawbs are just need a little extra water and a feed durin the fruiting and you will get amazingly fragrant fruit a world away from what you buy in the shops ..a few pics of mine from a week or so ago some are new i planted a few weeks ago cambridge fav and alsanta

[Chitfaced]

Well I am really starting to love strawberry plants! Can't wait to get some runners and try and grow some more.

Thanks for all your advice, will definitely be checking the crowns are not covered as soon as I get home later.... Didn't mention anything about that on the bag, you'd think they would put it on as it's kind of important eh ?

[Germinater]

Yer frost year I grew strawbs I only found out because I was lookin about on the net for advices and found a planting diagram should really advise on packs so you realise