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Also know as American gooseberry mildew, this greyish-white powdery growth of the fungal disease Sphaerotheca mors-uvae appears on new shoots, which can become distorted and die off. The mildew also affects the upper leaf surfaces and stems

's more prone to infection. Spray with myclobutanil.marrows, courgettes, pumpkins, squashsummer, autumn, winterCommon fruit and veg problemsTomato blightGooseberry mildewGrey mould on soft fruitsSooty mould

mildewLift early potatoesPick mangetout peas and beansSpray gooseberries to prevent sawfly attackSow an autumn crop of peas before mid-JulyTie in new growth on cordon-trained tomatoes and pinch out sideshoots. Bush varieties can be left to scramble over

Sow dwarf French beans for a late cropPrune out fruited canes of raspberriesSpray gooseberries against sawfly attack and to prevent powdery mildewSow vegetables such as endive, lettuces and salad leaves, rocket, beetroot, radishes, spring cabbages, kohl rabi

with myclobutanil or sulphur. Always check the label first if you're using these products on edible crops.shrubssummerMore common fungal infections Gooseberry mildewTomato leaf mouldMildew on cucurbitsGrey mould on soft fruits

Plant out leeks and brassicas raised in a seed bedSpread mulch around beans and other crops to help conserve soil moistureNet developing soft fruits to protect them from birdsSpray apple trees showing signs of powdery mildew or scabWater onions

summer berries at the RHS Wisley Berry Weekend.Wisley is home to a national collection of gooseberries. It has around 170 varieties, although thankfully you'll only be asked to try around 20 of them."I didn't even like them when I came to this country

. Gooseberry fool in June, summer pudding in July, made from freshly picked blackcurrants and raspberries, pears in September dripping honeysweet on your fingers - you get my drift. Nothing is more delicious than ripe fruit at the right time and place. I