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Gooseberry Anthracnose treatment #738147

Asked March 08, 2021, 4:58 PM EST

I have several gooseberry and currant plants that have developed Anthracnose (I have properly diagnosed) over the past couple of years and I would like to know how to properly treat this disease with fungicides. I am not sure which fungicide to use and exactly when (a garden center employee suggested some applications early spring and when leaves have formed). Advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Katherina

Ramsey County Minnesota

Expert Response

Anthracnose or Drepanopeziza ribis (asexual: Gloeosporidiella ribis), is a fungus that overwinters on dead currant and gooseberry leaves. Remove and destroy dead leaves from under bushes. Cultivate under and around your bushes to bury leaves before bud break in spring. Prune and thin bushes to provide better air circulation and drying conditions. This site has a list of chemicals for control of anthracnose.

https://pnwhandbooks.org/plantdisease/host-disease/gooseberry-currant-ribes-spp-anthracnose

Pat M MN master gardener and TCA Replied March 08, 2021, 5:56 PM EST

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