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White areas on blackberries
What you see: White or tan beads on your otherwise fine-looking blackberry. What it is: White drupelet disorder. Most likely these berries just got too much
What’s the white film on blueberries?
What you see: A whitish film on your blueberries. What it is: A naturally occurring protective coating called bloom. Eat or toss: Eat! That silvery film
Orange dots on your blueberries?
What you see: Orange dots on your blueberries. What it is: Spore masses!Eat or toss: Toss the spotty berries, but unaffected ones will probably be
Wispy white spots on blueberries
What you see: Cottony white spots on your blueberries; probably where the stem attached or where there might have been a wound in the blueberry’s skin. What it
Blueberries with brown, dried out things stuck to them?
What you see: A dried out, papery bit or husk stuck to your blueberry. What it is: Petals! The corolla tube, if you want to be fancy about it. Eat or toss:
White areas on raspberry
What you see: White areas on your raspberry.What it is: Sunburn or sunscald. Eat or toss: Eat! The raspberry is fine. Raspberries with white areas are OK to
What if just one berry is moldy?
What you see: A moldy strawberry or two in a pack that otherwise looks fine.What it is: Mold (duh).Eat or toss: Toss the moldy one(s). If it was just one or two
“Golden” raisins turned brown?
What you see: Your golden raisins are brown What it is: Raisins that either weren’t properly treated or were kept too warm; either could cause them to brown Eat
Soft spots on strawberries
What you see: Sunken, darker areas on your strawberries What it is: Aging in action Eat or toss: If they aren't showing signs of mold or rot, they should still
Can you eat “goopy” strawberries?
What you see: Strawberries that look “wet” and seem to be coated in strawberry juice. What it is: Not to be dramatic or anything, but the strawberries are so
What’s the white stuff on grapes?
What you see: White film on grapes. What it is: “Bloom” produced by the grape as a natural protection. Eat or toss? Eat! It’s just part of the grape’s natural
