My peas have gone a funny colour

Andy Hamilton · Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:10 am

some of my pea plants have started to change colour. they are now a sort of whitish yellow. I have been watering them every day but they look pretty much dried out. Is this just the end of the life of the plant?

Luath · Post: # 26406Post **Luath** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:17 am

Sounds like it - they're not long-lived.

Wombat · Post: # 26415Post **Wombat** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:36 am

Hmm, I thought that peas were winter vegetables, mate......

Nev

hedgewitch · Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:44 am

I agree with Nev - it's too hot for Peas this time of year especiallly as I understand you've been having heat waves over there.

hedgewizard · Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:59 pm

Mine are just finishing off Andy. Try doing a second planting a few weeks after the first next year to spread the love... but they like a cool start. Did you remember to keep on top of the picking? Picking the pods slightly immature prolongs the life of the plant.

Andy Hamilton · Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:07 pm

hedgewizard wrote:Mine are just finishing off Andy. Try doing a second planting a few weeks after the first next year to spread the love... but they like a cool start. Did you remember to keep on top of the picking? Picking the pods slightly immature prolongs the life of the plant.

Yes mate, the peas were one of the first things that we grew so I have not been able to stop myself. I reackon we got at least 3 or 4 kilos of peas from them so we have not done too badly. I did manage to get some more in but they are struggling a bit.- will have to wait and see.

hedgewizard · Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:46 am

For heaven's sake what are you moaning about then? They owe you nothing! The unusual spring played havoc with pea germination at my end too - my later sowing was a waste of seed :-(

Andy Hamilton · Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:38 am

hedgewizard wrote:For heaven's sake what are you moaning about then? They owe you nothing! The unusual spring played havoc with pea germination at my end too - my later sowing was a waste of seed :-(

I was just asking for the moon on a stick

that's all.

Someone on my allotment decided to plant some dried marrowfat peas that they bought from the supermarket and they have had a bumper crop from them, works out a lot cheaper than getting them from a seed catalouge. The later sowings that I made were from doing the same. To be fair I was not expecting much from them anyway. So to reitterate, I got plenty from what I did sow and should be greatfull with my lot.