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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: gordonsveg on August 12, 2007, 08:01:07

Title: rotton apples
Post by: gordonsveg on August 12, 2007, 08:01:07

 :'(   I noticed this morning 2 completely rotton apples on my coxs tree, they just fell off when i touched them. The rest seem to be fine, any ideas please.?.

Title: Re: rotton apples
Post by: saddad on August 12, 2007, 10:43:31

Probably a bit of brown rot.. if they got damaged by birds or bashing a sharp branch that would let it in and it does well in wet weather... if it is only two I wouldn't worry about it!
 :-\

Title: Re: rotton apples
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on August 12, 2007, 17:48:28

Get rid of these rotten fruit as soon as you see them, otherwise they just form a reservoir of infection.

Title: Re: rotton apples
Post by: gordonsveg on August 19, 2007, 09:41:37

Thanks very much for info,will do as you say now,
 thanks to both of you.