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Author Topic: Mildew on the gooseberries  (Read 1812 times)

princesslayer

  • Joined Jan 2013
  • Tadley, Hants
Mildew on the gooseberries
« on: June 28, 2015, 09:12:01 pm »
I've got some sort of mildew on the gooseberries, which is a shame as it is a bounteous crop. Had it last year too and did nothing about it.

It's quite a big bush and quite congested. Could it be caused by lack if air flow? It affects the fruit even on the ends of the branches. Anything I can do about it?

Thanks
Keeper of Jacob sheep, several hens, Michael the Cockerel and some small children.

clydesdaleclopper

  • Joined Aug 2009
  • Aberdeenshire
Re: Mildew on the gooseberries
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2015, 09:16:47 pm »
Pruning certainly helps, so try to take out a lot of the branches in the middle to let the air through.
Our holding has Anglo Nubian and British Toggenburg goats, Gotland sheep, Franconian Geese, Blue Swedish ducks, a whole load of mongrel hens and two semi-feral children.

 

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