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Old 13-08-2003, 09:08 AM
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lovely crop of fruit only spoilt by some skins splitting before ripening,
must be doing something wrong but what? TIA for any help.
David


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Old 13-08-2003, 09:43 AM
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lovely crop of fruit only spoilt by some skins splitting before ripening,
must be doing something wrong but what? TIA for any help.
David

irregular watering

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Old 13-08-2003, 10:03 AM
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David Sutcliffe wrote:
lovely crop of fruit only spoilt by some skins splitting before ripening,
must be doing something wrong but what? TIA for any help.
David



It could be that after a period of drought for the plants, they are then
getting a lot of water suddenly. This can often cause the fruits to
split. They need to watered on a regular basis and not allowed to dryout.

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