On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:13:49 GMT, Pam Moore
wrote:


I always cut most of the leaves off my strawberries, usually in
Aug/Sept, but this year in October!
Then in Spring they make healthy new growth.
If you don't want them, I'm sure you will not have much difficulty
finding someone who does.

It is a similar thing with Hellebores. The old leaves often get leaf
spot, and it is usual to cut off all the old leaves at the end of the
year, so that the flowers, followed by new leaves, can come up
unimpeded.

I hope so. Is it true that spraying leaves with comfrey tea keeps
fungal infections at bay?

JD