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Growing => Fruit => Topic started by: princesslayer on June 28, 2015, 09:12:01 pm

Title: Mildew on the gooseberries
Post by: princesslayer 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

Title: Re: Mildew on the gooseberries
Post by: clydesdaleclopper 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.