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The grapes start normally but die as in photo. Growing on treated wood trellises vines are several years old and each yr the grapes die before maturi...
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Grape death #797372
Asked June 22, 2022, 10:50 PM EDT
The grapes start normally but die as in photo. Growing on treated wood trellises vines are several years old and each yr the grapes die before maturing
Baltimore County Maryland
Expert Response
Thanks for including the photo. The grapes are suffering from a fungal disease called Black Rot. It is very common in grapes. The cure is a preventative fungicide that is applied in the early spring just as the buds are starting to burst. For more information, please see these websites:
https://extension.umd.edu/resource/grape-diseases
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/456/456-018/ENTO-462-C.pdf
Reach out with any additional questions regarding the diagnosis. Best of luck!
https://extension.umd.edu/resource/grape-diseases
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/456/456-018/ENTO-462-C.pdf
Reach out with any additional questions regarding the diagnosis. Best of luck!