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Ottawa Valley, Ont, Canada.

hello everyone. well i was just in the garden and saw that
the shrivled up skirts on some of the fruit were falling of
so i pulled 2 off and found the ends were white and mooshy.
is this normal? the fruit seem to be doing fine. it has been
raining on and off since i pollinated them a little less
than a week ago. are the tips important after pollination?
any help would be greatly apreciated. thank you.
cheers,
mike

7/21/2003 7:56:00 PM

Utah

doesn't sound normal... but the "tips" are not important after the fruit has set and started to grow.

7/22/2003 11:01:15 AM

Ga.

Mike,,I have had this problem for 3 yrs since I started growing.Put some sulfur or captan on it..Not a paste,,apply dry with a brush.If weather stays dry,,it will dry up,,if wet,,must re-apply daily in dry part of day.2 of my 4 fruti had this problem.You can also remove the flower after a couple days to try to prevent from happening again.Good Luck..
J

7/22/2003 11:08:49 AM

Western WA

Thank goodness the "tips" arent important because slugs ate mine. lol Same thing happened with the flower rot and isnce them i pull the flower off just a couple of days after pollintation.

7/23/2003 6:54:44 PM