I have been knee deep in green beans, trying to get the hay baled before rain, & filling the new wood shed for the outside furnace since I got all the replys. I checked for grubs & didn't find anything. I am thinking Dianne must be right about the blight. We had a wet Spring. Do I just cut the dying briars off? All the wild berries seem to be ok. I'll still have cobblers & jam this Winter.Kaye in W.Central Il.

-- Kaye Reno (klreno@irtc.net), July 04, 2001

Answers

Check out this site:

http://berrygrape.orst.edu/fruitgrowing/pest/blackdis.htm

It has descriptions of several disease along with ways to control them. Good luck!

-- Diane (dshogren@uswest.net), July 04, 2001.