On May 20, 10:16 pm, Charles wrote:
On 20 May 2007 18:00:28 -0700, jj wrote:

I live in Phoenix, AZ. Mystrawberriesare on the east side and get
afternoon shade. What is causing newgrowthin the center to get to
about one and a half inches and then turn grey - dead. Sometimes
another shoot within a half inch remains strong. They looked the same
a day or so before??? I keep my bushes clean and they have a light
covering of pine straw. They are planted as field berries, with the
plant higher and watering from both sides. I water them every other
day. No water reaches the core of the plant, and no water stands. I
have treated for slugs. I see a few full grown leaves with some kind
of bug holes every now and again. But the new shoots are standing
tall, not cut off and falling over. I remove them to prevent rot.
Any ideas anyone? (I have water lillies and salvia planted here and
there in the same bed/ I have no problems with them.

There might be something he

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/selec...trawberry.html

I would like to here more about water lilies and salvia planted in a
bed, that sounds strange to me.

The water lillies are in square holes lined with pond liner. Watering
spikes keep enough water in them. They do not bloom as well on the
east side as they do in the pond. Easter lillies and rain lillies are
in the same bed too. I put whatever I want that will grow in that
exposure, bell peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, etc. I planted salvia in
that bed just because it stays colorful so long. (It spreads like mint
and has to be cut back and pulled out every year.) Two magnolias and
an Oriental orchid provide a little morning shade too. I've been
experimenting in that spot for 30 yrs. this mo.