Strawberry plants help please?

growing flaminco strawberry plants the leafs have brown burnt looking spots on them they did flower but the flowers just shriveled up what am i doing wrong any help out there please
Strawberry plants help please?
You've described the typical symptoms of a disease that is commonly found on strawberries. This disease is caused by a fungi called "Colletotrichum" and is often referred to as Strawberry Anthracnose. It attacks almost every part of strawberry plants and seems to favor warm weather (between 80 to 90 degrees) and wet/humid conditions.



I would recommend that you start removing infected leaves, stems, berries and place them in a trash bag.



IF your plants are exhibiting severe signs of infection, there's probably very little you can do to save them. However, if the disease is minimal, you can salvage your plants by installing a drip system and place straw mulch around your plants.



The only fungicides that I'm aware of that are currently available to homeowners that controls Colletotrichum are the active ingredients called "Thiophanate Methyl" or "Benomyl". They can be found in some independent garden shops under various names. They should be sprayed every 5 to 6 days but DO NOT eat the fruit within 24 hours after applying these products.



The best thing to do in the future is to purchase strawberry plants that are certified disease-free.



Hope this helps solve your problem! GOOD LUCK!



-Certified Professional Crop Consultant with over 30 years of experience and a Degree in Plant Science
Reply:Over watering, strawberries like water but will actually try to "grow away" from to much water, put down mulch or straw to keep them moist and only water after you test the soil with your finger.



This could also be a leaf mildew or fungus, what I would do is take an infected leaf off the plant, put it in a Ziploc baggie and then take it to your local garden center and ask an expert. (make sure you put it in a baggie you don't want to transfer any plant diseases to the nursery plants!)



Good luck
Reply:im wondering over watering causing fungal infection and rotting...