White Growth on One of my Strawberry Plants

[VonnyD]

Hello!

I have 6 strawberry plants that I am growing in my greenhouse. They have started to grow fruits and 5 of the plants are looking really healthy. One of the plants, however, has a white substance on some of the leaves as well as one of the fruits.
This is the first time I have grown strawberries and I read in my GYO magazine that strawberries suffer from mildew problems and cooled Camomile Tea can eradicate this.

I need some advice on what this growth could be and how to get rid of it.

Thanks for your help!

[Hillwalker]

Can you post some photos to help identify the problem?

[VonnyD]

Hi

Here are a couple of photos of the damage to the plant. There are new shoots growing which seem to be unaffected.
Thanks

[Potstubsdustbins]

Yup that looks like powdery mildew, its a fungal disease. Bad air circulation in the GH can bring thia about.

If you google strawberry powdery mildew you will pics and possible cures.

Hope this helps Colin

[Potstubsdustbins]

Oh I forgot get the infected plant out of the green house like now and keep it away from other susceptible plants.

For your info strawbs don't need to be in a GH they do very well outdoors.

Colin

[VonnyD]

Thanks for that!