[DellDGM]

Hi every one - My peas have a problem - they have grown fabulously and have been giving lots of peas then all of a sudden they started dying off  from the bottom up and have this black powder spot stuff all over them - I haven't planted peas in this bed before ( still working my way through my first 6 year rotation) and I usually have no problems with my peas - there was nothing in this soil last year - I rearranged my beds this year and got new soil which went into this bed. - what do I do :cry:

[WG.]

On leaves, stems or pods please?

[DellDGM]

mainly on the leaves but is now turning up on some of the outside of the pods but the peas inside seem fine

[Sally A]

Sooty mould was a problem on a lot of runner beans in the UK this year. But as your seasons are out of synch with ours - do a quick search on sooty mould and see if that sounds like it.

[gobs]

Sooty mould is usually caused by insect activity, had you or have you got any aphids, white flies, etc on them?

Can you send a piccie, someone might recognise it, but you might have something there people here never see.

[Aunt Sally]

That's what I would have said Gobs.  A picture would be great if you have a digi camera or phone you can download from Dell  

[SnooziSuzi]

Hey this is great!  We can all think it is summer again as we live vicariously through Dell!!

[DellDGM]

Ready to live vicariously   I took some photos - I did do a search on sooty moulud but I had trouble matching the look so here are the pic


I figured I have to rip the plants out but do I have to do anything to the soild before I plant some more?

thanks

[Trillium]

If I've got this right, are you in your hot season now, Dell? Like 30+C ?
Because if you are, then the peas just can't hold in; they'll die off no matter what you do. They're really a cool weather crop, as in the 20C and lower range.

[WG.]

Looks like natural die-back to me.

[DD.]

Agreed - think I'd look like that in that heat!

[DellDGM]

what about all the black spts and the white coating?  I usually grow peas at this time of year rught up til next feb/mar and then another crop in winter.

[WG.]

Black spots might indicate anthracnose so keep an eye on them.

With your climate, I suggest you plant a succession of pea crops so that you are always cropping from vigorous younger plants.

[gobs]

what about all the black spts and the white coating?  I usually grow peas at this time of year rught up til next feb/mar and then another crop in winter.

White coating is probably mildew, which would strike, when roots are dry.

The spots look brown on my telly, can be any type of bacterial blight, some of which are seed born.

I do not think, you can cure the situation or it would be worth bothering. I'd lose them and set another lot somewhere else using seed from a diff source.

[DellDGM]

can I plant anything else in this spot? :?