Questions tagged [peas]
A type of legume (Fabaceae) noted for a spherical seed contained in a pod.
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Snap pea seedlings wilting
I transplanted some snap pea (sugar bon from Baker creek) seedlings a few weeks ago. For a while they were looking great and starting to grow. Then several of them started to wilt and turn white. When ...
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Sugar Snap Pea pods have white fuzz inside
I have some sugar snap peas that appear to have a healthy pod exterior and the actual peas seem to be healthy, but there's a bit of white fuzz inside the pod itself.
A bit looking around points to ...
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Pea plants- slug damage or something I did?
Can slug damage cause the bottom of pea stalks to die? All the bottom leaves are going black and crispy and falling off. I’ve seen another post where it said root rot but the planter they are in has ...
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How to protect pea plants from cold?
I live in northern Mississippi, where I think it is usually fine to have already planted pea plants. I did so and they have recently started coming up and are still very small (less than an inch tall)....
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What is causing my peas to wilt?
I am an absolute beginner gardener, and I have been growing some Sugar Snap peas in a large pot. They started out seeming very healthy, but have recently slowed their growth to a near complete stop, ...
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Pea Pest Identification
I was in my garden today and noticed my pea plants are being eaten by something. Could someone help me identify what's happening and how I could stop it? The pea plants are about 1-3 in tall and I ...
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Support Structures for Green beans and peas
Growing green beans and peas in my raised garden bed and wanted to know about supports for these plants. For the peas I plan on just using canes in the ground and tying them up as such. I also ...
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Getting rid of fruit flies on in-door pot with peas
I have a rectangular pot with soil where I have attempted to grow peas.
For some reason (I'm not fully certain, probably over-watering) that pot became a breeding ground for fruit flies.
I have read ...
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Is every pea a potential seed?
As the pea seeds from the gardening store look the same to me like the dried ones from the supermarket, I'd ask myself the question if I could use those for growing them as Microgreens? Is this ...
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Will beans or peas grow back after being topped by a deer?
A deer got at my peas and beans. The peas seem to still have some leaves and stem. The beans are missing most of their leaves. Do either plants have any chance of regrowing or should I scrap them all ...
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Why are my peas dying from the bottom up?
I grow Super Sugar Snap peas in large containers every year, and every year I see the same thing -- around the time they flower, they start dying from the bottom up. This happens quite early -- the ...
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Are these pea plants sun damaged?
I transplanted a few sugar snap peas into my raised bed a week or two ago and noticed that some of the leaves were turning white. The whiteness starts at the base of the leaf and radiates out from ...
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What is this bean-like plant in a forest on Vancouver Island, British Columbia?
I found a plant near my house in Malahat on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It seems to be some sort of bean.
It is a vine and has pods that are about an inch long and the seeds are about 2 mm ...
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Peas as green manure
I'm planning to boost my tired raised beds this year with green manure based on peas.
The idea is to seed the peas as soon as weather allows it. Once they have grown I would dig them under.
Here are ...
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What to do with Autumn sown peas now they're showing?
I've made Autumn sowings of peas for the first time this year.
I planted the seeds in small pots in the (unheated) greenhouse like I'd normally do for spring sowings. It was a bit speculative as I ...
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Why are my hydroponic peas wilting right after planting?
I'm trying to get into hydroponics and have started with peas as it's winter in in Wollongong, Australia.
However I've had an ongoing issue ever since planting them a week ago. I haven't seen much ...
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Can spots on leaves of pea seedlings indicate under- or overwatering?
I'm growing peas in a coffee tin. I noticed some discolorations showing up on the leaves. Can I get an early indication of over or underwatering from this feature, or is it entirely natural?
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Mange Tout/Peas & Courgettes/Marrows
Is a mange tout merely an immature pea and there's nothing more to it than that? And while we're at it, is a courgette (zucchino for Americans & Italians) just an immature marrow and that's all?
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Can I plant peas, green beans and lettuce this early?
The weather this year has been exceptionally mild here in northern Illinois, and I am thinking of planting my peas, green beans and lettuce in the next couple weeks. This is probably a full four weeks ...
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Are 'winter' varieties important when sowing beans & peas in late autumn/fall?
This list of jobs for November suggests sowing peas and broad beans. The comments section is more specific about varieties to go for, namely: Aquadulce for Broadbeans and Douce Provence for Peas.
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Why are the leaves of my pea plant (little marvel) drying up and turning brown?
The pea plant (Pisum sativum) was grown in an ebb & flow hydroponics system until it failed; now it's in a deep water culture unit.
I noticed that the leaves were turning brown/grey. I thought ...
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